This paper reports on the interrater reliability of the Report Form for Aggressive Episodes, a rating scale designed to measure displayed aggressive behaviour and its situational determinant(s) according to a list of 30 potential precipitants of aggression. 10 groups of nurses who assessed 10 clinical vignettes each by means of the rating scale showed high interrater agreement and interrater reliability.
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