A Pilot Study to Calculate the sample size for the Prevalence of Aggression in Psychiatric Outpatient Setting.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
There is a rise in the number of invisible mental health problems like aggression in a developing country like India. There is scarce data available on the prevalence of aggression in psychiatric patients which has been collected in a systematic manner.Objective:
A pilot study to calculate the sample size for the prevalence of aggression in psychiatric outpatient setting in a General Hospital Psychiatric Unit using Modified Overt Aggression Scale in twenty patients.Results:
The prevalence of aggression was 20% in the pilot study.Conclusions:
This pilot study enabled us to calculate the sample size accurately. This also facilitated the investigator to handle the shortcomings and modify the research protocol accordingly.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Servicio Ambulatorio en Hospital
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Humanos
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Proyectos Piloto
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Prevalencia
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Tamaño de la Muestra
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Agresión
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India
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Servicios de Salud Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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