Table 4.

The attacker’s role and hospitalization factors related to aggressive acts.

Domain		Frequency n (%)	Mean ± SD
Attacker’s role	Caregiver	71 (86.6)	-
	Patient	7 (8.5)
	Colleague	4 (4.9)
Hospitalization factors	Patient’s age (years)	-	9.0 ± 5.9
	Duration of hospitalization (days)	-	54.8 ± 110.8
	Reason for admission
	Acute illness	55 (67.1)	-
	Chronic illness	27 (32.9)	-
	Surgical operation	14 (17.1)	-

Note: SD: standard deviation.