An exploration of the sleep quality and potential violence among patients with schizophrenia in community

This study adopted a cross ‐sectional research design. Using convenience sampling, 78 community patients with schizophrenia were recruited from psychiatric outpatient clinics, day wards, and those who received home‐care services.FindingsThis study discovered that sleep quality is a crucial factor that influences the risks of potential violence. Analysis on the subdimensions revealed that having a violence history during the preceding month and sleep quality are crucial factors that influence physical aggression. In addition, sleep quality is a crucial factor that influences the occurrence of anger. Age and sleep quality substantially influence hostility. However, this study did not identify any crucial factors that influenced verbal aggression.Practice ImplicationsIn the future, community nursing professionals should collect data on the patients ’ age, whether the patients exhibited violence behavior during the preceding month, and their sleep quality to prevent risks of potential violence, physical aggression, anger, or hostility.

Source: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zi ‐Ting Chen, Hsiao‐Tzu Wang, Ke‐Hsin Chueh, I‐Chao Liu, Chien‐Ming Yang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research