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- Title
The Extended Staff Observation Aggression Scale (SOAS-E): development, presentation and evaluation.
- Authors
Hallsteinsen, A.; Kristensen, M.; Dahl, A. A.; Eilertsen, D. E.
- Abstract
The Staff Observation Aggression Scale (SOAS) was developed as a scale for reporting aggressive incidents involving psychiatric in-patients. The SOAS - Extended Version (SOAS-E) has the same aim, but has additional categories and subcategories. The SOAS-E clearly distinguishes between violent and non-violent aggressive behaviour and characterizes in more detail the associated situation. However, the main contribution of the SOAS-E is the introduction of a category of'warning signals' that precede the releasing'provocation factor' as a separate and primary aspect of the cyclus of aggressive incidents. The development of the SOAS-E is described, and the testing and inter-rater reliability of the warning signals category are examined. Compared to the SOAS, the additional categories of the SOAS-E are found to increase the scope for a detailed characterization of aggressive behaviour in psychiatric wards.
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1998, Vol 97, Issue 6, p423
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10026.x