Table 2 Descriptive statistics on all variables (n = 379)
Valid n | % or mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Gender (% male) | 374 | 40.1 |
Age (years) | 373 | |
< 29 | 51 | 13.7 |
30–39 | 114 | 30.6 |
40–49 | 103 | 27.6 |
50–59 | 79 | 21.2 |
> 60 | 26 | 7.0 |
Attitudes towards coercion (SACS, 1–5) | ||
Offending | 379 | 3.13 (0.54) |
Care and Security | 379 | 4.12 (0.50) |
Treatment | 379 | 2.58 (0.65) |
Moral doubt (1–5) | ||
Reflect upon doing right thing | 375 | 3.31 (0.99) |
Reflect on own values & norms | 378 | 4.07 (0.61) |
There is no single answer re. what is right | 377 | 4.27 (0.71) |
Frequency of experiencing coercion (past 12 months) | 369 | |
Never or once | 92 | 24.9 |
Twice – 8 times | 117 | 31.7 |
Every month | 80 | 21.7 |
Every week | 59 | 16.0 |
Every day | 21 | 5.7 |
Frequency of doubt about coercion (past 12 months) | 368 | |
Never or once | 147 | 39.9 |
Twice – 8 times | 169 | 45.9 |
> Once a month | 52 | 14.1 |
Relative doubt about coercion | 366 | |
Doubt less than experience | 191 | 52.2 |
Doubt equal to experience | 138 | 37.7 |
Doubt more than experience | 37 | 10.1 |
Hospital and ward type (n/%) | 353 | |
Hospital 1 | ||
Geriatric care | 15 | 4.2 |
Hospital 2 | ||
Acute care | 80 | 22.7 |
Community care | 17 | 4.8 |
Youth care | 51 | 14.4 |
Specialist care | 64 | 18.1 |
Hospital 3 | ||
Acute care | 68 | 19.3 |
Rehabilitation care | 58 | 16.4 |
Profession (n/%) | 379 | |
Psychologist | 27 | 7.1 |
Psychiatrist & related | 29 | 7.7 |
Nurse & related | 221 | 58.3 |
Others | 95 | 25.1 |
Management | 7 | 1.8 |
Decisional responsibility re. coercion (n/% yes) | 120 | 33.0 |
Leadership responsibility (n/% yes) | 56 | 15.0 |
Experience in mental health care | 339 | |
0–4 years | 92 | 27.1 |
4–7 years | 83 | 24.5 |
8–14 years | 93 | 27.4 |
15 years or over | 71 | 20.9 |