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- Title
PLACING PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS ON OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA.
- Authors
Yamamoto, Miwa; Aso, Yoko
- Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the coping strategies of nurses working in general wards who face the ethical dilemma of restraining older people with dementia. The participants were 272 nurses working in general wards in the Kansai region of Japan. Coping strategies were measured using a questionnaire consisting of 16 items. A low score of 1-4 points suggested good coping strategies. Factors were difficult to interpret for three of the 16 coping items identified; these items were therefore deleted. Eleven of the remaining 13 items were used for analysis. An explanatory factor analysis revealed three factors concerning coping with ethical dilemma: (1) self-initiated positive cognition and action; (2) negative cognition and action; and (3) choosing not to act, or maintaining the status quo. These findings highlight the need for programs that could disseminate effective coping strategies among nurses faced with the ethical dilemma of restraining older people with dementia.
- Subjects
KANSAI Region (Japan); JAPAN; NURSES; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; DISEASES in older people; DEMENTIA; RESTRAINT of patients; NURSING ethics
- Publication
Nursing Ethics, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 2, p192
- ISSN
0969-7330
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0969733008100079