Types of Physical Restraint Experience in Mentally Ill Persons: Q Methodological Approach.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2012.21.1.30
- Author:
Hee Sung KO
1
;
Yang Sook HAH
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. lovisway@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mentally ill persons;
Physical restraint;
Experience
- MeSH:
Anger;
Humans;
Mentally Ill Persons;
Restraint, Physical
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2012;21(1):30-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of physical restraint experience in mentally ill persons. METHODS: Q-methodology, an approach designed to discover patterns in various subjective experiences, was used. Twenty-two participants classified 36 selected Q-statements on a nine-point scale to create a normal distribution. The collected data were analyzed using the PC Quanl Program. RESULTS: Five types of physical restraint experience in mentally ill persons were identified by the participants. Type I Emotional reaction-explosive anger, Type II Emotional reaction-internalized anger, Type III Rational reaction-rejection, Type IV Rational reaction-acceptance, Type V Rational reaction-trust. CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide an understanding that different types of reactions to physical restraint experience exist and that each type has certain characteristics, which suggest a need to develop interventions specifically designed for each type of physical restraint experience.
