The relationship between staff sickness levels and client assault levels in a health service unit for people with an intellectual disability and severely challenging behaviour

Murray, George, Sinclair, Bridget, Kidd, Gill, Quigley, April and McKenzie, Karen (1999) The relationship between staff sickness levels and client assault levels in a health service unit for people with an intellectual disability and severely challenging behaviour. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 12 (3). pp. 263-268. ISSN 1360-2322

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Abstract

The present study examined relationships between assault levels and sickness levels in staff working in a specialist challenging behaviour unit. The staff group experienced an average of 279.7 total assaults and an average of 422.5 hours sickness occurred each month. No significant relationships were found between total assaults and sickness levels, short- or long-term. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the available literature. Methodological difficulties are also discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	C800 Psychology
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User:	Karen McKenzie
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2014 10:05
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 16:27
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/18166

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