@article{ref1,
title="Validating a measurement tool to predict aggressive behavior in hospitalized youth",
journal="Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association",
year="2018",
author="Dutch, Stephanie G. and Patil, Nirav",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1078390318809411-1078390318809411",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aggression of hospital patients costs money and affects outcomes. Most methods to assess risk for aggression are developed for adults. This study recommends the use of a predictive tool, the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression-Youth Version (DASA-YV) to improve accuracy in identifying aggression risk in youth. AIMS: To determine if aggressive behavior of youth is better predicted with DASA-YV versus instinct. We sought to validate the feasibility of DASA-YV and determine its predictive validity for aggressive behavior in a youth-specific psychiatric hospital population, which could lead to prevention of aggression and improve interventions or outcomes. <br><br>METHOD: After establishing interrater reliability of the DASA-YV, a 6-month pilot study with a prospective validation design compared aggressive behavior outcomes predicted with those that occurred within the next 24 hours. <br><br>RESULTS: DASA-YV was found to be reliable and valid in predicting aggression in a youth population. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Predicting aggression with the DASA-YV tool demonstrates a useful best practice application for psychiatric nurses that positively affects safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-3903",
doi="10.1177/1078390318809411",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078390318809411"
}