Real-life and psychological experiences of protective restraints in young and middle-aged male patients with schizophrenia: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20240507-02539
- VernacularTitle:中青年男性精神分裂症患者保护性约束真实经历与心理体验的质性研究
- Author:
Jiawei HUANG
1
;
Rongyu LIANG
;
Gang ZENG
;
Aixiang XIAO
;
Junrong YE
;
Weiye CAO
;
Wen WANG
Author Information
1. 广州医科大学附属脑科医院精神神经科学病房，广州 510370
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia;
Restraint, physical;
Experience;
Psychological feeling;
Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(10):1293-1299
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:Understanding of the psychological experiences of young and middle-aged male patients with schizophrenia regarding protective restraints.Methods:This study was qualitative study. Using purposive sampling, middle-aged and young male schizophrenia patients who had undergone protective restraints in the Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University were selected as participants from September to December 2022. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi 7-step analysis method.Results:A total of 12 young and middle-aged male schizophrenic patients were interviewed, and four themes were summarized, including patients' attitudes toward protective restraints, patients' emotional experiences, patients' physical experiences, and patients' needs during protective restraints.Conclusions:Protective restraints provide patients with safety in the acute phase, as well as a variety of positive and negative psychological experiences. Psychiatric nurses should grasp the patient's condition, dynamically assess the risk level, adopt appropriate restraint devices, improve restraint care based on the patient's needs, and actively seek alternative measures to restrain simultaneously.
