Table 3. Differences between POAS-S total scores and sub-scores in nurses’, patients’, and informal caregivers’ data.
| Scores | N | Min | Mean | SD | Mode | Max | F-value | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total score | ||||||||
| Nurses | 782 | 12 | 47.1 | 7.5 | 48 | 60 | 27.5 | <0.001 |
| Patients | 885 | 15 | 44.4 | 8.2 | 36 | 60 | ||
| Informal caregivers | 755 | 12 | 45.0 | 6.9 | 48 | 60 | ||
| Aggression as dysfunctional or undesirable phenomenon | 23.7 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Nurses | 782 | 6 | 25.3 | 4.1 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Patients | 885 | 6 | 23.7 | 5.3 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Informal caregivers | 755 | 6 | 24.4 | 4.2 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Aggression as functional or comprehensible phenomenon | 22.4 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Nurses | 782 | 4 | 15,0 | 3.6 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Patients | 885 | 4 | 14,0 | 4.1 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Informal caregivers | 755 | 4 | 13,9 | 3.5 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Aggression as a protective measure | 0.8 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Nurses | 782 | 2 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Patients | 885 | 2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Informal caregivers | 755 | 2 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 10 | 10 |