@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes of Nurses Caring for Suicide Attempters in Critical Care and Emergency Centers : A Quantitative Study of Factors and Tendencies",
journal="Journal of Japan Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing",
year="2010",
author="Urizaki, Takao and Kuwana, Yukio",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="23-33",
abstract="Objective] The purpose of this study was to examine factors and tendencies in the attitudes of nurses caring for suicide attempters in critical care and emergency centers. [Methods] One hundred and sixty critical care and emergency centers were extracted at random. Sixty-three facilities agreed to participate in this study, and 1442 nurses who worked there were the subjects of this study. The instrument consisted of closed-ended questions about what kinds of attitude (feeling, cognitive and action tendency) they have formed toward suicide attempters, making use of Urizaki & Kuwana (2009). This was mailed, and 1255 responses were received. The response rate was 87.0%. The 906 valid responses were analyzed by quantitative methods. [Results] As for factors of attitude, 3 factors were &quot;disapproval of suicidal behavior&quot; (17 items; Cronbach's a=.91), &quot;crisis intervention&quot; (14 items; Cronbach's a=.87) and &quot;concern about patient's prognosis&quot; (17 items; Cronbach's a=.85). Correlation of &quot;disapproval of suicidal behavior&quot; with &quot;crisis intervention&quot; was negative (r=-.33, p<.01), &quot;disapproval of suicidal behavior&quot; with &quot;concern about patient's prognosis&quot; negative (r=-.30, p<.01), and &quot;crisis intervention&quot; with &quot;concern about patient's prognosis&quot; positive (r=.54, p<.01). As for tendencies of attitude, 398 nurses (43.9%) formed an ambivalent attitude, 329 nurses (36.3%) avoidance, and 179 nurses (19.8%) a feeling of closeness. [Discussion] It was suggested that an attitude change in nurses is essential, because a negative attitude of nurses affects both themselves and patients in a bad way. It was suggested that psychological support for nurses is necessary, because many nurses had a conflict over caring for suicide attempters.  Language: ja<p />",
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issn="0918-0621",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}