Pnvate correspondence

Violence in municipal care of older people in Sweden as perceived by registered nurses Aims. The main aim was to describe registered nurses ’ perceptions of violence and threats, as well as their access to prevention measures and routines for handling violent behaviour in municipal care of older people. Another aim was to compare nurses ’ perceptions working solely in dementia care with those working in general elder care where older people have diverse diagnoses. Background. Violence is often reported in care of older people. The development of dementia units and the implementation of reform have changed care of older people. Dementia disorders have been shown to be a predisposing factor to violence. Design. A non-experimental, descriptive design with a survey research approach was used. The setting was 60 special types of housing with subunits in a large town. The response rate was 62 % (n 213). Forty-five per cent (n 95) of the nurses worked in dementia care and 55 % (118) in general elder care. Method. A questionnaire