Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)
- Volume 19 Issue 3
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- Pages.432-442
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- 2013
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- 1598-9186(pISSN)
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- 2287-3694(eISSN)
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A Study about Restraint Use in Care of Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
일 정신병원에서 발생한 강박 처치에 관한 연구
- An, Hyo Ja (Department of Nursing, Dongshin University) ;
- Kim, Eun Ha (Department of Nursing, National Naju Hospital) ;
- Chung, Young Hae (Department of Nursing, Dongshin University) ;
- An, Jung Sim (Department of Nursing, National Naju Hospital) ;
- Cho, Won Ae (Department of Nursing, National Naju Hospital) ;
- Park, Joung Hwa (Department of Nursing, National Naju Hospital)
- Received : 2013.08.21
- Accepted : 2013.10.25
- Published : 2013.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe restraint use in care of patients with psychiatric disorders in an attempt to avoid unnecessary restraint use and provide information for developing standards regarding restraint use as a therapeutic maneuver. Methods: For this descriptive study, discharge records from N National Mental Hospital in the year 2009 were reviewed by trained nurses during Dec. 24, 2010 and Mar. 31, 2011. There were 596 restrains applied on 232 of 1,322 discharges. Data collected include general characteristic of patients, the frequency of restraint use, time since admission when restraint was applied, time of the day when restraint was applied, duration of restraint application, place of occurrence, reasons for restraint use, and degree of damage to the patent. Work experience of nurses who applied restraints, number of workforce at the time of restraint, and season of the year was also identified. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, t-test, ANOVA,