Research Article
Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Influencing Factors regarding Physical Restraint Use in the Intensive Care Unit: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Participant nurses’ attitude response regarding physical restraint use at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, 2019 (n = 237).
| | | Responses n (%) | | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagre |
| | (1) I feel that family members have the right to refuse the use of restraints | 82 (34.6) | 105 (44.3) | 29 (12.2) | 21 (8.9) | | (2) If I were the patient, I feel I have the right to refuse or resist when restraints are placed on me | 74 (31.2) | 85 (35.9) | 60 (25.3) | 18 (7.6) | | (3) I feel discomfort/guilt when placing a patient on restraint | 50 (21.1) | 107 (45.1) | 73 (30.8) | 7 (3.0) | | (4) I feel that the main reason restraints are used is that the hospital is short-staffed | 47 (19.8) | 81 (34.2) | 90 (38.0) | 19 (8.0) | | (5) I feel embarrassed when the family enters the room of a restrained patient and they have not been informed | 68 (28.7) | 78 (32.9) | 74 (31.2) | 17 (7.2) | | (6) It makes me feel bad if the patients get more upset after restraints are applied | 67 (28.3) | 83 (35.0) | 79 (33.3) | 8 (3.4) | | (7) It makes me feel bad when patients become more disoriented after the restraints have been applied | 70 (29.5) | 99 (41.8) | 55 (23.2) | 13 (5.5) | | (8) A patient suffers a loss of dignity when placed in restraints | 61 (25.9) | 129 (54.5) | 39 (16.2) | 8 (3.4) | | (9) The hospital is responsible for adhering to the laws on the use of restraints to ensure the safety of a patient | 60 (25.3) | 114 (48.2) | 48 (20.2) | 15 (6.3) | | (10) I Feel that placing a patient in restraints can decrease nursing care time | 51 (21.5) | 71 (30.0) | 97 (40.9) | 18 (7.6) | | (11) I Believe that restraints increase the risk of strangulation | 45 (19.0) | 89 (37.60 | 73 (30.8) | 30 (12.7) | | (12) In general, I feel knowledgeable about caring for a restrained patient | 39 (16.5) | 122 (51.5) | 54 (22.8) | 22 (9.3) |
| | Attitude total mean score with standard deviation | 33.73 ± 6.50; 95% CI: (32.89–34.56) | Range = 18–47 (68.8% above the scale midpoint cutoff point) |
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SA = strongly agree; A = agree; D = disagree; SD = strongly disagree.
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