1Professor, Department of Nursing, Dong-A University
2Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Dong-A University Medical Center
3Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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									| Characteristics | Category | n (%) | 
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 110 (55.3) | 
| Male | 89 (44.7) | |
| Age (yr) | 10-20 | 13 (6.5) | 
| 21-30 | 43 (21.6) | |
| 31-40 | 40 (20.1) | |
| 41-50 | 47 (23.6) | |
| 51-60 | 48 (24.1) | |
| ≥61 | 8 (4.0) | |
| Education | None | 7 (3.5) | 
| Elementary school | 18 (9.0) | |
| Middle school | 30 (15.1) | |
| High school | 66 (33.2) | |
| College or more | 78 (39.2) | |
| Religion | Christian | 44 (22.1) | 
| Catholic | 15 (7.5) | |
| Buddhism | 70 (35.2) | |
| None | 70 (35.2) | |
| Job | Yes | 135 (67.8) | 
| No | 64 (32.2) | |
| Income/month (thousand won) | ≤2,000 | 49 (24.6) | 
| 2,001-3,000 | 40 (20.1) | |
| 3,001-4,000 | 53 (26.6) | |
| ≥4,001 | 57 (28.6) | |
| Relationship with patient | Children | 58 (29.1) | 
| Parents | 13 (6.5) | |
| Siblings | 61 (30.7) | |
| Grandchildren | 9 (4.5) | |
| Spouse | 21 (10.6) | |
| Daughter- in-law | 8 (4.0) | |
| Relative | 29 (14.6) | 
| Item content | CVI (%) | 
|---|---|
| 1. It breaks my heart | 100.0 | 
| 2. I am scared | 100.0 | 
| 3. He or She seems to have a lot of pain | 87.5 | 
| 4. I am at a loss for words | 100.0 | 
| 5. I feel awful | 100.0 | 
| 6. I hate myself | 100.0 | 
| 7. I feel myself useless | 100.0 | 
| 8. There is nothing I can do about it | 100.0 | 
| 9. I am worried about the rest of family | 62.5 | 
| 10. It brings tears to my eyes | 100.0 | 
| 11. I am nervous because he or she might be hurted | 100.0 | 
| 12. My life is meaningless | 50.0 | 
| 13. My heart gets choked with emotions | 100.0 | 
| 14. I am afraid | 100.0 | 
| 15. I want to die along | 100.0 | 
| 16. I could not see anything on it | 87.5 | 
| 17. I am speechless | 100.0 | 
| 18. It is all my fault | 87.5 | 
| 19. I do not want to think about it | 87.5 | 
| 20. It is terrible | 100.0 | 
| 21. All I hope is getting better as soon as possible | 100.0 | 
| 22. I think he or she could die in being tied | 100.0 | 
| 23. It drives me crazy | 100.0 | 
| 24. I could not believe it | 100.0 | 
| 25. There seems to be no way to get out of it | 100.0 | 
| 26. I do not want to see it | 100.0 | 
| 27. This should not happen again | 75.0 | 
| 28. I feel miserable | 87.5 | 
| 29. I do not care if his or her condition becomes better | 87.5 | 
| 30. It hurts my feeling | 100.0 | 
| 31. It is better to be restrained than to be hurted from moving a lot | 100.0 | 
| 32. I feel nothing | 100.0 | 
| 33. I feel dizzy | 87.5 | 
| 34. I wish I had better choices | 100.0 | 
| 35. It seems inevitable to use restraints in this situation | 100.0 | 
| 36. I think using restraints is helpful | 100.0 | 
| 37. I never forget him or her on restraints | 100.0 | 
| 38. I am afraid the condition is to be worse | 87.5 | 
| 39. I am afraid he or she would be abandoned while on restraints | 75.0 | 
| 40. I do not understand why he or she should be tied up | 100.0 | 
| 41. I resign myself to my fate | 87.5 | 
| 42. The staffs seem to be coldhearted | 87.5 | 
| 43. I feel bitter for the staffs | 100.0 | 
| 44. I think we should accept the behaviors of staffs | 100.0 | 
| 45. Restraining a patients is for staffs’ convenience | 87.5 | 
| 46. I hate both of doctors and nurses | 87.5 | 
| 47. I believe in staffs’ judgements | 87.5 | 
| 48. Restraining patients is a subhuman behavior | 100.0 | 
| 49. Restraining limits the freedom of human | 100.0 | 
| 50. I do not want to get along with other people | 62.5 | 
| 51. The remaining family members is my only consolation | 50.0 | 
| 52. I feel annoyed | 100.0 | 
| 53. I wish I was sick | 100.0 | 
| 54. It is better to die | 87.5 | 
| 55. I feel desperate | 100.0 | 
| 56. I am shocked | 100.0 | 
| 57. The more I think about it, the more I get worried | 87.5 | 
| 58. There is no other way to get medically treated | 87.5 | 
| 59. I feel like the sky falls down | 100.0 | 
| 60. I can not think at all for a while | 87.5 | 
| 61. I feel upset | 100.0 | 
| 62. I feel sorry for the patient | 100.0 | 
| 63. I hope they untie patient while I am with him or her | 75.0 | 
| 64. The idea first came to me was that I would take the patient out | 62.5 | 
| 65. I wish I could forget everything | 100.0 | 
| 66. I am concerned about his or her psychological status | 87.5 | 
| 67. It is absurd | 100.0 | 
| 68. I feel regret | 100.0 | 
| Item | Factor loading | Eigen value | Variance explained (%) | Cumulative variance (%) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. I do not want to see it | .693 | 12.811 | 29.117 | 29.117 | 
| 25. There seems to be no way to get out of it | .665 | |||
| 24. I could not believe it | .610 | |||
| 28. I feel miserable | .593 | |||
| 20. I am afraid | .544 | |||
| 19. I do not want to think about it | .514 | |||
| 52. I feel annoyed | .497 | |||
| 18. It is all my fault | .496 | |||
| 30. I feel sad | .476 | |||
| 59. I feel like the sky falls down | .676 | 2.816 | 6.400 | 35.516 | 
| 60. I can not think at all for a while | .665 | |||
| 58. There is no other way to get medically treated | .568 | |||
| 54. It is better to die | .554 | |||
| 61. I feel upset | .527 | |||
| 56. I am shocked | .50 | |||
| 62. I feel sorry for the patient | .499 | |||
| 2. I am scared | .491 | |||
| 4. I am at a loss for words | .486 | |||
| 23. It drives me crazy | .483 | |||
| 7. I feel myself useless | .819 | 2.446 | 5.559 | 41.075 | 
| 8. There is nothing I can do about it | .775 | |||
| 6. I hate myself | .691 | |||
| 1. It break my heart | .601 | |||
| 43. I feel bitter for the staffs | .763 | 1.718 | 3.904 | 44.978 | 
| 40. I do not understand why he or she should be tied up | .708 | |||
| 41. I resign myself to my fate | .668 | |||
| 46. I hate both of doctors and nurses | .460 | |||
| 13. My heart gets choked with emotions | .704 | 1.658 | 3.768 | 48.746 | 
| 14. I feel awful | .695 | |||
| 17. I am speechless | .539 | |||
| 16. I could not see anything on it | .529 | |||
| 11. I am nervous because he or she might be hurted | .468 | |||
| 66. I am concerned about his or her psychological status | .712 | 1.566 | 3.559 | 52.305 | 
| 67. It is absurd | .637 | |||
| 68. I feel regret | .590 | |||
| 36. I think using restraints is helpful | .734 | 1.462 | 3.322 | 55.628 | 
| 31. It is better to be restrained than to be hurted by moving a lot | .564 | 
| Factor | Item | Corrected item-total correlation | Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted | Cronbach’s alpha | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Avoidance | 26. I do not want to see it | .587 | .950 | .86 | 
| 25. There seems to be no way to get out of it | .604 | .950 | ||
| 24. I could not believe it | .578 | .950 | ||
| 28. I feel miserable | .509 | .950 | ||
| 20. I am afraid | .615 | .950 | ||
| 19. I do not want to think about it | .593 | .950 | ||
| 52. I feel annoyed | .643 | .950 | ||
| 18. It is all my fault | .552 | .950 | ||
| 30. I feel sad | .502 | .950 | ||
| 2. Shock | 59. I feel like the sky falls down | .521 | .950 | .86 | 
| 60. I can not think at all for a while | .540 | .950 | ||
| 58. There is no other way to get medically treated | .441 | .951 | ||
| 54. It is better to die | .610 | .950 | ||
| 61. I feel upset | .573 | .950 | ||
| 56. I am shocked | .621 | .950 | ||
| 62. I feel sorry for the patient | .411 | .951 | ||
| 2. I am scared | .606 | .950 | ||
| 4. I am at a loss for words | .605 | .950 | ||
| 23. It drives me crazy | .510 | .950 | ||
| 3. Helplessness | 7. I feel myself useless | .330 | .951 | .79 | 
| 8. There is nothing I can do about it | .487 | .950 | ||
| 6. I hate myself | .440 | .951 | ||
| 1. It break my heart | .377 | .951 | ||
| 4. Grudge | 43. I feel bitter for the staffs | .470 | .950 | .72 | 
| 40. I do not understand why he or she should be tied up | .427 | .951 | ||
| 41. I resign myself to my fate | .386 | .951 | ||
| 46. I hate both of doctors and nurses | .528 | .950 | ||
| 5. Depression | 13. My heart gets choked with emotions | .372 | .951 | .78 | 
| 14. I feel awful | .485 | .950 | ||
| 17. I am speechless | .602 | .950 | ||
| 16. I could not see anything on it | .503 | .950 | ||
| 11. I am nervous because he or she might be hurted | .545 | .950 | ||
| 6. Anxiety | 66. I am concerned about his or her psychological status | .416 | .951 | .84 | 
| 67. It is absurd | .566 | .950 | ||
| 68. I feel regret | .604 | .950 | ||
| 7. Acceptance | 36. I think using restraints is helpful | .327 | .951 | .61 | 
| 31. It is better to be restrained than to be hurted by moving a lot | .354 | .951 | ||
| Total scale | .93 | 
						 CVI=content validity index.
