Research Article
Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Influencing Factors regarding Physical Restraint Use in the Intensive Care Unit: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Personal and professional characteristics of nurses working in ICU at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, 2019 (n = 237).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Sex | Male | 129 | 54.4 | Female | 108 | 45.6 | Participants’ religion | Orthodox | 181 | 76.4 | Muslim | 43 | 18.1 | Protestant | 13 | 5.5 | Marital status | Unmarried | 71 | 30.0 | Married | 148 | 62.4 | Divorced | 18 | 7.6 | Academic qualification | Diploma | 25 | 10.5 | Bachelor’s | 159 | 67.1 | Master’s | 53 | 22.4 | How long you have worked as a nurse (years of work as a nurse)? | <5 years | 94 | 39.7 | 5–10 years | 118 | 49.8 | >10 years | 25 | 10.5 | How long you have worked in the ICU (years of work in the ICU)? | <2 years | 105 | 44.3 | 2–5 years | 87 | 36.7 | >5 years | 45 | 19.0 | Have you used PR in the past month? | Yes | 96 | 40.5 | No | 141 | 59.5 | Have you read about PR from any source (like books, articles…) in the past year? | Yes | 118 | 49.8 | No | 119 | 50.2 | Have you received educational training regarding PR in your graduate class? | Yes | 81 | 34.2 | No | 156 | 65.8 | Use of alternative methods before PR | Yes | 125 | 52.7 | No | 112 | 47.3 | Number of patient care per day | 2 patients | 59 | 24.9 | 3-4 patients | 122 | 51.5 | ≥5 patients | 56 | 23.6 | Observing complications from PR | Yes | 136 | 57.4 | No | 101 | 42.6 | Working shift time | Day shift | 66 | 27.8 | Night shift | 35 | 14.8 | Day and/night shift | 136 | 57.4 | Age | Range 23–40 | Mean = 30.5 | SD = 9.93 | Median 30 | IQR = 28–33 |
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