Perception and attitude of nursing home managers towards physical constraints for the elderly: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20230208-00401
- VernacularTitle:养老机构管理者对老年人身体约束认知和态度的质性研究
- Author:
Shengling XU
1
;
Haixu PU
;
Tingyao NIE
;
Penghui XIA
Author Information
1. 湖南中医药大学第一附属医院老年病科，长沙 410021
- Keywords:
Aged;
Restraint, physical;
Nursing homes;
Restraint management;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2023;29(28):3810-3814
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the cognition and attitude of nursing home managers towards physical constraints for the elderly, so as to clarify the direction and obstacles for improving physical constraints in nursing homes, and provide reference for regulating and reducing physical constraints for the elderly.Methods:Using phenomenological research methods, 15 nursing home managers who met the inclusion criteria were selected as the research subject for semi-structured in-depth interviews from June to September 2022. The Colaizzi 7-step analysis was used to analyze, summarize data, and extract themes.Results:The cognition and attitude of nursing home managers towards physical constraints were summarized into 4 themes, namely, the understanding of physical constraints by nursing home managers from both theoretical and practical perspectives, nursing home managers held different attitudes towards the use of physical restraint, reasonable and standardized implementation of physical restraint was the direction for improving physical restraint in nursing homes, improving the use of physical constraints in nursing homes faced obstacles from various aspects.Conclusions:There are currently many problems with the use of physical restraint for elderly people in nursing homes. Nursing home managers should continuously improve their cognition of constraints and actively play their important role in the process of constraint management. All sectors of society should pay attention and support to physical constraints for the elderly.
