Inpatient intervention changed patients’ attitudes about violence
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The investigators designed the Turning Point program components based on a prior survey that asked similar patients what would be useful. Unlike tactics in some programs such as Scared Straight that "don’t work," Turning Point’s videos are not meant to scare patients but to provide a platform for discussing the gravity of their injuries and how much they value their lives, she said.
"I applaud the compassion and insight of those individuals who conducted and participated in Turning Point, which is much needed and long overdue. It just goes to show that you can use almost any situation as a teachable moment; and when an individual is faced with his own mortality, he is likely to be all ears," remarked Dr. A. Maria Hester, a hospitalist with Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. Dr. Hester writes the "Teachable Moments" blog for Hospitalist News.
Dr. Loveland-Jones reported having no financial disclosures.
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