A Pilot Study to Calculate the sample size for the Prevalence of Aggression in Psychiatric Outpatient Setting.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-159674
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 (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Ambulatório Hospitalar
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Humanos
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Projetos Piloto
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Prevalência
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Tamanho da Amostra
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Agressão
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Índia
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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