Harassment of Pain Clinic Staff by Patients

Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Violence

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavioral therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05876104

SalemAne2022 Harass By Patient

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pain is associated with psychological disorders, and many patients have behavioral problems. Some patients harass pain services staff. Most healthcare staff do not report harassment by patients.

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. Evaluation of incidents of clinic staff harassment; caused by patients and patients' family. Analysis of causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned.

Full description

Chronic pain is associated with psychological and mental health disorders. Many patients have personality and behavioral disorders. Some patients harass their pain care providers. Most healthcare staff do not report harassment by patients.

This is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. It is an evaluation of incidents of pain clinic staff harassment; caused by patients and patients' family. This is an analysis of incident causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned. The qualitative information of each incident is presented in a sensitive and careful format.

Enrollment: 1,102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult chronic pain patients

Exclusion criteria

• pediatric chronic pain patients

Trial design

1,102 participants in 1 patient group

Adult chronic pain patients

Description:

Adult chronic pain patients who harass pain clinic staff

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavioral therapy