The DASA-IV is to be used as a guide for assessing the likelihood of inpatient aggression amongst psychiatric patients. It should not be prescriptive in terms of dictating interventions, nor should it be used in a manner that is isolated from clinical judgement.

DASA-IV scores from a single shift showed moderate predictive ability for each of the following three shifts. The DASA-IV has excellent predictive ability for aggressive incidents within a secure setting when data are summarized over a 24-hour period, as opposed to when a …

2016年11月14日 · The Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) is a tool developed by Ogloff & Daffern (2006) to assess the likelihood that a patient or client will become aggressive within a psychiatric inpatient environment. The DASA is based on the Norwegian Brøset-Violence-Checklist (BVC). Verbal threats.

This paper aims to explore the acceptability of Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) from the perspective of patients, its actual use by mental health nurses, and the predictive validity of the DASA instrument. A feasibility study design incorporating quantitative and qualitative components was used.

DASA-IV is a violence screening tool that assesses for seven items: irritability, impulsivity, unwillingness to follow direction, sensitive to perceived provocation, easily angered when request are denied, negative attitudes and verbal threats. Each item is scored 0 if absent and 1 if present.

2024年8月22日 · The Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression-Inpatient Version (DASA-IV) was developed to measure risk for aggression in patients with behavioral health conditions in psychiatric and emergency department settings.

This chapter describes the use of Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression – Inpatient Version (DASA-IV) and its impact within various environments when predicting the likelihood of aggression.

The DASA-IV can provide good predictive information about the likelihood of aggressive incidents amongst forensic psychiatric inpatients, especially if regular assessments are carried out across a 24-hour period and summarized as a mean or peak score.

2023年10月12日 · Twenty-five registered nurses screened 447 patients over 28 days using the DASA: IV tool. Pre-implementation and implementation data were collected and analyzed with the statistical methods of percentage change, 2-tailed t-test, and ANOV A.

This study represents the first test of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA-IV), a structured instrument used to appraise risk for imminent aggression in a non-forensic mental health hospital.