The aim of this study was to assess the psychological impact of verbal abuse or violence by patients on nurses working in psychiatry departments and to identify factors related to their impact. Survey sheets were distributed to a total of 266 nurses working at two hospitals, and replies were obtained from 232 of them. Because three of them had less than 1 month of experience working in the psychiatry department and four of them failed to answer all the questions, valid replies were obtained from 225 nurses. Among the 225 whose replies were valid, 141 nurses who replied that they had experienced verbal abuse or violence that left an impression on them remained as the subjects of the final analysis. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was used to evaluate psychological impact. Of the nurses who had been exposed to verbal abuse or violence that left an impression, 21% had scores that exceeded the IES-R cut-off point (24/25), and low satisfaction with family support, and neuroticism on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised were shown to have contributed to the psychological impact. Nurses working in psychiatry departments were shown to experience a severe psychological impact when exposed to verbal abuse or violence. These results suggest the need for mental care approaches for nurses working in psychiatry departments.
The purpose of the present study was to attempt to identify changes in quality of life (QOL) and factors associated with them shortly after demented elderly residents entered a group home. The subjects were 25 demented elderly persons who had entered a group home within the previous 3 months. Their QOL and factors associated with it were evaluated on two occasions, at baseline and 3 months later. An objective scale for dementia, the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Dementia (QOL-D), was used to evaluate their QOL. The results showed a significant change between the QOL-D scores at baseline and 3 months later, and changes in housekeeping item scores were extracted as factors associated with changes in QOL-D. These findings suggest that the QOL score rises soon after entering a group home, and that the acquisition of roles within the group home may influence the increase in QOL.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a group intervention approach aimed at improving the mental health of psychiatric nurses exposed to violent speech/violence. Sixty-two nurses having experienced serious episodes of violent speech/violence were enrolled in this study. A group intervention approach was used in the intervention group. For both the intervention and the control groups, evaluations were conducted at three time points. Evaluations were conducted using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Profile of Mood States (POMS). The results showed that changes in the flashback, hyper-arousal, avoidance behavior, and total scores on the IES-R and anxiety and depression scores on the POMS differed significantly between the two groups. These results suggest that a group intervention approach can lessen the psychological burden of nurses exposed to violence and reduce their mental stress.
Recently, a sensor structure consisting of magnetic wires attached directly to a rotating shaft, a pickup coil, and a pair of magnets separately located outside the rotor was proposed. This paper presents a structure whose excitation source is just a single magnet. This structure decreases the cost of the previous sensor while retaining its advantages. For example, multiple output signals can be obtained per turn of the shaft by simply adding a corresponding number of wires, without requiring more pickup coils and magnet pairs. In this study, the dependence of the output voltage on the pickup coil was measured and the domain wall structure was elucidated by the measurement result. O 2011 American Institute of Physics.
Background In Japan, educational support for advance care planning is still limited, and the factors facilitating advance care planning practice have not been identified. The aim of this study is to identify the factors associated with advance care planning practice in Japan using the theory of planned behaviour. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study through a nationwide online questionnaire survey with 446 Japanese residents aged 20 years and older. After categorizing participants into two groups based on who performed advance care planning, comparisons were made (univariate analysis) regarding attitudes towards advance care planning, willingness to perform advance care planning, subjective norms, sense of control in performing advance care planning, presence of and relationship with a family doctor, experience of seeing or using a ventilator, and degree of self-determination (Autonomy Preference Index) as well as sociodemographic data. In addition, a logistic regression analysis was performed using the factors with significant differences in the univariate analysis as independent variables and the existence of the implementation of advance care planning as a dependent variable. Results The group with advance care planning consisted of 106 participants (23.8%), and the group without advance care planning comprised 340 participants (76.2%). Through logistic regression analysis, age (odds ratio: 1.020), subjective norms (odds ratio: 3.276) and experience with mechanical ventilation (odds ratio: 1.997) were extracted as significant factors influencing advance care planning implementation. Conclusions Advance care planning may be facilitated by providing support not only to the patients but also to their family members to be positively disposed towards advance care planning and by offering comprehensive education regarding using a ventilator.
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