Table 4.

Other characteristics of violent events reported in VIF

Time and place of violent event
Time, n (%)	80 (43) Morning 66 (35) Afternoon 41 (22) Night
Place, n (%)	100 (53) Patient’s room 40 (21) Corridor 19 (10) Waiting room 8 (4) Medical treatment room 5 (3) Nursing station 4 (2) Dining area 11 (6) Other place
Concomitant circumstances and predictability of violent event
The time of hospitalization in which attack took place, n (%)	33 (18) At admission 99 (53) During hospital stay 6 (3) At discharge or transfer 49 (26) Other
Clinical activities at the moment of aggression, n (%)	59 (32) Interview with patients 49 (26) Medical treatments and/or nursing care 53 (28) No clinical activities 8 (4) Requests from patients 8 (4) Transfer of patients 10 (6) Other activities
Violent event foreseen by professionals, n (%)	135 (72) No 52 (28) Yes
Modality of working at the moment of aggression, n (%)	122 (65) Professionals assaulted worked with other members of staff 65 (35) Professionals assaulted worked alone
Consequences of aggression
Physical and psychological consequences, n (%)	137 (73) Psychological consequences 34 (18) No physical or psychological consequences 10 (6) Physical injuries 6 (3) Both physical and psychological consequences
Reporting of violent event, n (%)	158 (84) No report 15 (8) Internal incident report 9 (5) Police report 5 (3) Work injury report

Abbreviation: VIF, Violent Incident Form.