• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
• /
• 제27권2호
• /
• pp.57-64
• /
• 2021

Purpose: The relationship between the staff area and the patient's private area is the key factor in designing the structure and the environmental characteristics of ward spaces in a psychiatric hospital. Recent research has found that for the purpose of treatment and securing privacy, psychiatric patients need to be in an open space of relief rather than closed confined environment and under the watch of nursing staffs. Methods: A survey at three kinds of wards in a private psychiatric hospital in Japan was conducted in October 2002. These wards include an acute ward, a psychiatric convalescence ward, and a stress care ward. All three kinds of wards have the same structure. At each ward, spatial preferences of the 145 psychiatric inpatients were surveyed and data concerning the patient's diagnostic category, symptoms, and activities of daily living were recorded. Results: The patients in the stress care ward prefer to stay in private spaces than public spaces. On the other hand, in the acute ward the patients seem to have a preference between managed public spaces where are monitored by nursing staffs and their private rooms where the nurse station is close. In addition, the patients in the psychiatric convalescence ward spend most of their time in the public space, such as the hallways or the day room. Implications: Base on this research, the spaces at the acute ward that could be monitored by the nursing station serves effectively as a safety space for patients was concluded. However, in the stress care ward, the patients may perceive the monitoring by the nursing staff as interruption or nuisance to their relaxation. In order to design an ideal healing environment for psychiatric patients in psychiatric ward, it is important to consider how environmental characteristics of space affect the environmental sense of patients in each ward.

• 대한간호학회지
• /
• 제50권3호
• /
• pp.333-348
• /
• 2020

Purpose: The present study investigated the association between nurse staffing and health outcomes among psychiatric inpatients in Korea by assessing National Health Insurance claims data. Methods: The dataset included 70,136 patients aged 19 years who were inpatients in psychiatric wards for at least two days in 2016 and treated for mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol; schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders; and mood disorders across 453 hospitals. Nurse staffing levels were measured in three ways: registered nurse-to-inpatient ratio, registered nurse-to-adjusted inpatient ratio, and nursing staff-to-adjusted inpatient ratio. Patient outcomes included length of stay, readmission within 30 days, psychiatric emergency treatment, use of injected psycholeptics for chemical restraint, and hypnotics use. Relationships between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes were analyzed considering both patient and system characteristics using multilevel modeling. Results: Multilevel analyses revealed that more inpatients per registered nurse, adjusted inpatients per registered nurse, and adjusted inpatients per nursing staff were associated with longer lengths of stay as well as a higher risk of readmission. More adjusted inpatients per registered nurse and adjusted inpatients per nursing staff were also associated with increased hypnotics use but a lower risk of psychiatric emergency treatment. Nurse staffing levels were not significantly associated with the use of injected psycholeptics for chemical restraint. Conclusion: Lower nurse staffing levels are associated with negative health outcomes of psychiatric inpatients. Policies for improving nurse staffing toward an optimal level should be enacted to facilitate better outcomes for psychiatric inpatients in Korea.

• 대한간호
• /
• 제28권1호
• /
• pp.77-88
• /
• 1989

The purpose of this study is to propose the baseline data for -developing the occupational stress measurement tool for Psychiatric nurses Working in the hospital. 135 staff nurses in psychiatric unit of 11. hospital were participated during the period from August 1 to August 20, 1988. Though the pretest and literature review a questionnaire was coristructed with 88 stressors which were experienced by the psychiatric nurses in the hospital. Subjects were given instruction to rate 1~6 likert type scale according to the level of stress experienced by each stressor described. Reliability of the tool was tested by Cronbach's Alpha and the reasult was ${\alpha}=0.94871$. Factor analysis was applied to organize 88 items together: As the result, 14 factors were obtained. The factors were; 1) Administration problem 2) Work overload 3) Role conflict as a profession 4) Lack of professional knowledge and skill 5) Conflict with nurses 6) Conflict with other health teams 7) Conflict in nurse-clint relationship 8) Conflict with supervisor 9) Conflict with suborinate 10) Low reward 11) Scheduling probrem 12) Inappropriate physical environment 13) Staff inadequate 14) Inadequate of equipment.

• 대한간호학회지
• /
• 제47권1호
• /
• pp.49-59
• /
• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify non-psychiatric nurses' difficulties in caring for patients with mental illness. Methods: Data were collected from eighteen general medical-surgical nurses working at a university hospital in Seoul, Korea. This study involved two focus group discussions and three in-depth individual interviews. All interviews were recorded and transcribed as they were spoken, and data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: General medical-surgical nurses experienced difficulties in 3 categories, 9 subcategories, 27 codes. The three categories were 'nurse' related factors, 'patient' related factors, 'resource' related factors. The nine categories were 'unpreparedness', 'nursing barriers due to stigma', 'undervaluing and avoidance of psychiatric nursing', 'eroding into the trap of a vicious cycle', 'facing unapproachable patients', 'dealing with unhelpful family members', 'burdening already overburdened staff', 'obstructive environment', and 'isolation of staff with heavy responsibilities'. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate the need to develop psychiatric mental health education programs for non-psychiatric nurses. Education about psychiatric mental health and support from institutions for non-psychiatric nurses can reduce their negative attitude toward psychiatric patients and difficulties in caring for psychiatric patients.

• 정신신체의학
• /
• 제25권1호
• /
• pp.12-18
• /
• 2017

연구목적 정신건강의학과 직원들이 겪는 임상현장에서의 과도한 업무 스트레스, 소진의 심화, 업무 만족도 감소 등으로 인해, 전반적인 근무 효율이 저하되거나 스스로의 정신건강 관리에 어려움을 겪을 가능성이 증가할 수 있다. 정신건강의학과 직원을 대상으로 한 그룹 Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy(이하 MBCT)의 업무 스트레스, 소진, 자기 효능감, 회복력, 업무 만족도에 대한 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 일 종합병원 정신건강의학과 소속 직원 중 5개 직역 28명을 대상으로 연구 참여 동의 하에 그룹 MBCT를 시행하였다. MBCT 시행 전 후에 각각 업무 스트레스, 소진, 회복력, 자기 효능감, 업무 만족도를 자가보고식 도구를 이용하여 측정하였고, 그룹 MBCT의 효과를 비교하기 위해 각 척도 별 MBCT 전 후 점수를 비교하였다. 결과 각 척도 별 그룹 MBCT 시행 전 후의 업무 스트레스, 소진 척도 점수는 MBCT 시행 후 유의한 감소를 보였으며, 회복력, 업무 만족도, 자기 효능감 척도 점수는 MBCT 시행 후에 시행 전보다 유의한 증가를 나타내었다. 결론 정신건강의학과 직원 대상의 그룹 MBCT가 직원들의 업무 스트레스와 소진을 줄이고, 회복력, 자기 효능감 및 업무 만족도를 향상시키는 데에 도움이 되는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 정신건강의학과 치료환경에서 직원들이 그룹 MBCT를 통하여 본인의 정신건강을 증진시킬 수 있음을 시사한다. 정신건강의학과 직원들의 정신건강 증진은, 나아가 치료환경에 있는 환자에게도 긍정적인 영향을 끼칠 수 있을 것이다.

• 정신신체의학
• /
• 제6권1호
• /
• pp.13-21
• /
• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 타과 의사들의 정신과에 대한 태도를 알아보기 위해 시행되었다. 타과의사 129명을 대상으로 설문을 이용하여 알아본 결과는 다음과 같다. 대부분의 의사들은 정신과교육, 정신과자문, 정신분석학, 학생들의 정신과선택, 정신과의사에 대해 긍정적인 반응을 보였다. 스탭들은 전공의들보다, 상급 스탭들은 하급 스탭들보다 정신과에 대해 더 긍정적인 견해를 보였다. 한편 내과계 스탭들이나 전공의들이 외과계 스탭들이나 전공의들보다 일부 정신과에 대한 태도에 있어서 더 호의적인 반응을 보였으나 전체적으로 내과계와 외과계의사들 간의 정신과에 대한 태도는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 한편 과거 정신과에 대한 관심도가 높을수록 학문으로서 정신과에 대한 매력 및 발전에 대한 인지도가 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다. 연령이 많을수록 정신과의 위치 및 효율성, 정신과의사의 역할과 기능에 있어서 긍정적인 반응이 더 많았다. 이상의 결과들은 과거 정신과에 대한 관심도, 연령 및 오랜 임상 경험이 정신과에 대한 태도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인들임을 시사한다. 또한 향후 타과 의사들의 정신과에 대한 태도를 향상시키기 위해서는 이들을 위한 정신과 교육에 관한 모형을 개발할 필요가 있을 것이다.

• 생물정신의학
• /
• 제16권4호
• /
• pp.246-255
• /
• 2009

Objectives : The aims of this study are to estimate the prevalence of polydipsia and water intoxication and to identify risk factors of polydipsia and water intoxication in psychiatric inpatient. Methods : 1,108 Psychiatric inpatients at 2 mental hospitals in Yongin city were studied from September, 2008 to January, 2009. We diagnosed 'polydipsia' using staff reports(fluid intake>3L/day) or by specific gravity of urine(SPGU<1.008) and diagnosed 'at risk for water intoxication' using normalized diurnal weight gain (NDWG>4%). We attempted to identify clinical characteristics of patients by reviewing their medical records. Results : Two hundred forty seven patients(22.3%) were polydipsic. Sixty eight patients(6.1%) were at risk for water intoxication. The factors associated with polydipsia were lithium, smoking, younger age and increased smoking amounts. The factors associated with risk for water intoxication were valproic acid and polydipsia. Conclusion : Polydipsia and water intoxication in psychiatric inpatients are not rare conditions. Therefore, clinicians' attention should be paid to these conditions.

• 간호행정학회지
• /
• 제16권3호
• /
• pp.229-239
• /
• 2010

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of nursing professionalism on the nursing performance and retention intention among psychiatric mental health nurses. Methods: As a descriptive correlational study, this study sampled 206 psychiatric mental health nurses in six hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi area through convenience sampling. Data were collected from March 2 to 31, 2009 using a self-report questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 16.0. Results: In the subscales of professionalism, the 'Sense of calling' had the highest mean score while the 'Professional organization' had the lowest mean score. A significant positive correlation was observed in nursing professionalism, nursing performance and retention intention. According to an analysis on the impact of each subscale of nursing professionalism on nursing performance and retention intention, the 'Sense of calling' and 'Autonomy' were the most significant predictor variable. Conclusion: The results confirmed that the improvement of psychiatric mental health nurses' professionalism increases their nursing performance and retention intention and the 'Sense of calling' and 'Autonomy' are critical prediction factors. It is necessary to come up with a strategy which strengthens nursing professionalism in order to improve psychiatric mental health nurses' performance and retention intention.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
• /
• 제29권2호
• /
• pp.7-16
• /
• 2023

Purpose: Seclusion room in a psychiatric facility limit the body and space for treatment or protection, so controversy over human rights violations arises despite their necessity. The seclusion room should be created as an environment that can promote the recovery and healing of patients, not the purpose of managing patients. while ensuring the safety of medical staff. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the standards of overseas guidelines for the seclusion room in psychiatric facility, and through this, it is intended to contribute to the improvement of facility standards for seclusion rooms in Korea, which are at a very insufficient level. Method: This study takes the method of comparative analysis through literature review. We analyze the facility standards of seclusion room in Korea, and compare and analyze guidelines for seclusion rooms in Australia, US, UK, and Canada. Result: As a result, the elements of the guideline for seclusion room were classified into size, space, opening, furniture and equipment, and etc. The results of comparative analysis of details are presented. Implications: Korea should also prepare guidelines for psychiatric institutions, and among them, the standards for seclusion room, which are at the center of controversy over human rights violations, should be reviewed in depth.

• Safety and Health at Work
• /
• 제8권4호
• /
• pp.337-342
• /
• 2017

Background: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in psychiatric inpatient wards is a serious occupational issue that involves both staff and patients; the consequences of WPV may include increased service costs and lower standards of care. The purpose of this review was to evaluate which topics have been focused on in the literature and which are new in approaching the concern of patient violence against HCWs employed in psychiatric inpatient wards, in the past 20 years. Methods: We searched for publications in PubMed and Web of Science using selected keywords. Each article was reviewed and categorized into one or more of the following four categories based on its subject matter: risk assessment, risk management, occurrence rates, and physical/nonphysical consequences. Results: Our search resulted in a total of 64 publications that matched our inclusion criteria. The topics discussed, in order of frequency (from highest to lowest), were as follows: "risk assessment," "risk management," "occurrence rates," and "physical/nonphysical consequences." Schizophrenia, young age, alcohol use, drug misuse, a history of violence, and hostile-dominant interpersonal styles were found to be the predictors of patients' violence. Conclusion: Risk assessment of violence by patients appeared the way to effectively minimize the occurrence of WPV and, consequently, to better protect mental HCWs. We found paucity of data regarding psychologic sequelae of WPV. According to these findings, we suggest the need to better investigate the psychologic consequences of WPV, with the aim of checking the effective interventions to assist HCW victims of violence and to prevent psychologic illness.