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Table 2 Implementation of specific SBV policy requirements (Nā€‰=ā€‰56)

From: Dealing with sexual boundary violation in mental healthcare institutions by government policies: the case of Flanders, Belgium

Ā 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Vision

Institutional rules

Reaction protocol

Registration Suspected SBV

Registration Confirmed SBV

Official reports

Reporting person

Total MHCI where policy is present

Ā N

32

21

33

16

26

27

33

Ā %

57.1

37.5

58.9

28.6

44.6

48.2

58.9

Type of MHCI

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Psychiatric hospital (nā€‰=ā€‰16)

93.8

37.5

93.8

50

56.3

81.3

75

Psychiatric department of a general hospital (nā€‰=ā€‰9)

22.2

22.2

22.2

11.1

11.1

11.1

44.4

Psychiatric treatment home (nā€‰=ā€‰3)

66.7

66.7

66.7

0

66.7

66.7

100

Mental health outpatient service (nā€‰=ā€‰8)

62.5

25

62.5

12.5

25

37.5

37.5

Sheltered living services (nā€‰=ā€‰9)

55.6

55.6

55.6

22.2

44.4

55.6

55.6

Rehab center for addiction (nā€‰=ā€‰11)

27.3

36.4

36.4

36.4

63.6

27.3

54.6

P-value

0.004

0.582

0.008

0.176

0.135

0.011

0.285

Knowledge of obligationsa

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Obliged to develop SBV policy

Ā Yes (nā€‰=ā€‰45)

66.7

40

68.9

31.1

48.9

57.8

64.4

Ā No (nā€‰=ā€‰11)

18.2

27.3

18.2

18.2

27.3

9.1

36.4

Ā P-value

0.006

0.508

0.004

0.483

0.312

0.006

0.170

Officially reporting SBV incidents to the FACH

Ā Yes (nā€‰=ā€‰36)

66.7

47.2

72.2

33.3

50

61.1

61.1

Ā No (nā€‰=ā€‰20)

40

20

35

20

35

25

55

Ā P-value

0.090

0.051

0.011

0.365

0.401

0.013

0.779

Presence of a reporting person

%

%

%

%

%

%

n/a

Ā Yes (nā€‰=ā€‰33)

72.7

45.5

69.7

39.4

54.4

54.5

Ā 

Ā No (nā€‰=ā€‰23)

34.8

26.1

43.5

13

30.4

39.1

Ā 

Ā P-value

0.007

0.170

0.060

0.039

0.103

0.289

Ā 
  1. Specific SBV policy requirements: 1ā€‰=ā€‰Vision about how to deal with SBV; 2ā€‰=ā€‰SBV vision is embedded in the institutional rules; 3ā€‰=ā€‰Reaction protocol; 4ā€‰=ā€‰Registration of suspected SBV incidents in internal system; 5ā€‰=ā€‰Registration of confirmed SBV incidents in internal system; 6ā€‰=ā€‰Officially report confirmed SBV incidents to the FACH; 7ā€‰=ā€‰Presence of a reporting person
  2. aFisher Exact