On threats and violence for staff and patient accessible electronic health records

Figures & data

Table 1. Background characteristics.Number and percentage within each of the two study groups the emergency department and the psychiatric department

Background and characteristics	Emergency dep.	Psychiatric dep.
Professional role
Physicians	33 (40%)	–
Nurses	30 (36%)	35 (38%)
As. nurses	19 (23%)	48 (53%)
Others	1 (1%)	8 (9%)
Gender
Men	21 (35%)	32 (35%)
Women	60 (72%)	58 (64%)
Missing	2 (3%)	1 (1%)
Work years
0–5 yrs.	11 (13%)	21 (23%)
6–10 yrs.	19 (23%)	12 (13%)
11–15 yrs.	17 (21%)	15 (16%)
>15 yrs.	35 (42%)	43 (47%)
Missing	1 (1%)	–

Table 2. Overview of responses to the questions regarding: Exposure to threats and violence; increased or decreased fear after launch; increased or decreased perceived risk after launch. Distribution of responses (number and percentage) within each study group

Question + response options	Emergency dep.	Psychiatric dep.	Statistical test results
Exposure to violence—yes or no			c2(1) = 7.10 p = .008
Yes No	42 (51%) 41 (49%)	64 (70%) 27 (30%)
Increased or decreased fear of threats and violence after launch			c2(2) = 14.53 p = .002
Increased Decreased Neither…nor	12 (15%) 0 70 (85%)	34 (39%) 1 (1%) 53 (60%)
Increased or decreased perceived risk of threats and violence after launch			c2(1) = 2.17 p = .337
Increased Decreased Neither… nor	31 (38%) 0 51 (62%)	43 (48%) 0 46 (52%)

Table 3. Overview of responses to the questions regarding: Exposure to threats and violence; increased or decreased fear after launch; increased or decreased perceived risk after launch. Distribution of responses (number and percentage) within each study group, excluding physicians from the emergency department

Question + response options	Emergency dep.	Psychiatric dep.	Statistical test results
Exposure to violence—yes or no			c2(1) = 0.083 p = .774
Yes No	34 (68%) 16 (32%)	64 (70%) 27 (30%)
Increased or decreased fear of threats and violence after launch			c2(2) = 11.47 p = .003
Increased Decreased Neither…nor	6 (12%) 0 43 (88%)	34 (39%) 1 (1%) 53 (60%)
Increased or decreased risk of threats and violence after launch			c2(1) = 3.49 p = .062
Increased Decreased Neither… nor	16 (32%) 0 34 (68%)	43 (48%) 0 46 (52%)

Table 4. Overview of responses to the question regarding the role of PAEHRs, in relation to actual threatening or violent incidents. Distribution of responses (number and percentage) from EPs and ER staff, respectively (PWs were not given this question)

Response options	EPs	ER
No role	3 (37.5%)	16 (47%)
Positive	–	–
Negative	1 (12.5%)	–
Pos. & neg.	–	1 (3%)
I don’t know	4 (50%)	17 (50%)

Table 5. Overview of responses from the different professional groups to the questions regarding: Exposure to threats and violence; frequency of exposure; increased or decreased fear after launch; increased or decreased perceived risk after launch. Distribution of responses (number and percentage) within each professional group

Question+ response options	Physicians	Nurses	As. nurses	Others	Statistical test results
Exposure to violence—yes or no					c2(3) = 38.58 p < .001
Yes No	8 (24%) 25 (76%)	44 (68%) 21 (32%)	53 (79%) 14 (21%)	1 (11%) 8 (89%)
Frequency of exposure
1–5 times >5 times	2 (29%) 5 (71%)	28 (68%) 13 (32%)	27 (61%) 17 (39%)	0 1(100%)
Increased or decreased fear of threats and violence after launch					c2(6) = 6.28 p = .711
Increased Decreased Neither…nor	6 (18%) 0 27 (82%)	18 (29%) 1 (2%) 43 (69%)	19 (29%) 0 47 (71%)	3 (33%) 0 6 (67%)
Increased or decreased perceived risk of threats and violence after launch					c2(3) = 3.66 p = .723
Increased Decreased Neither…nor	15 (47%) 0 17 (53%)	25 (38%) 0 40 (62%)	29 (45%) 0 36 (55%)	5 (56%) 0 4 (44%)