Table 1.
Demographic features of the sample
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Service configuration | ||
| Yes seclusion & PICU | 49 | 23·2 |
| Yes seclusion & no PICU | 48 | 22·7 |
| No seclusion & yes PICU | 51 | 24·2 |
| No seclusion or PICU | 63 | 29·9 |
| Demographics | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 20–29 | 44 | 21·6 |
| 30–39 | 44 | 21·6 |
| 40–49 | 53 | 25·9 |
| 50–59 | 54 | 26·5 |
| >60 | 9 | 4·4 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 86 | 42·2 |
| Female | 118 | 57·8 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 118 | 58·1 |
| Caribbean | 9 | 4·4 |
| African | 57 | 28·1 |
| South Asian | 4 | 19·7 |
| Other | 15 | 7·4 |
| Relationship status | ||
| Single | 64 | 31·4 |
| Separated | 15 | 7·4 |
| Widowed | 4 | 1·9 |
| Married/co‐habiting | 121 | 59·3 |
| Dependants | ||
| <12 years | 39 | 19·3 |
| 12–21 years | 46 | 22·8 |
| Other | 3 | 1·5 |
| None | 114 | 56·4 |
| Details of current post | ||
| Years at current post | ||
| <1 year | 43 | 21·2 |
| 1–3 years | 60 | 29·6 |
| 3–5 years | 29 | 14·3 |
| >5 years | 71 | 34·9 |
| Experience in psychiatry | ||
| <1 year | 15 | 7·4 |
| 1–3 years | 31 | 15·2 |
| 3–5 years | 30 | 14·7 |
| >5 years | 128 | 62·7 |
| Occupation | ||
| Nurse | 130 | 63·1 |
| Health care assistant | 69 | 33·5 |
| Therapist | 2 | 0·9 |
| Other | 5 | 2·5 |
| Pay grade | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2·7 |
| 3 | 65 | 34·6 |
| 4 | 7 | 3·7 |
| 5 | 74 | 39·4 |
| 6 | 27 | 14·4 |
| 7 | 8 | 4·3 |
| 8 | 2 | 1·1 |
| Violence related training (past year) | ||
| Yes | 148 | 90·2 |
| No | 16 | 9·8 |
| Exposure to mild violence (past year) | ||
| Occasionally | 87 | 42·3 |
| Sometimes | 48 | 23·3 |
| Often | 30 | 14·6 |
| Frequently | 31 | 15·0 |
| Never | 10 | 4·9 |
| Exposure to severe violence (past year) | ||
| Occasionally | 43 | 20·9 |
| Sometimes | 16 | 7·8 |
| Often | 6 | 2·9 |
| Frequently | 5 | 2·4 |
| Never | 136 | 66·0 |
PICU, psychiatric intensive care unit.