Hirst Sandra P
Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary.
Clin Nurs Res. 2002 Aug;11(3):267-84. doi: 10.1177/10573802011003004.
Although researchers have identified the presence of resident abuse within long-term carefacilities, it has not come under the same scrutiny as have other aspects of abuse against older adults. This is due, in part, to the difficulty in defining the phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to articulate a definition of resident abuse as perceived by registered nurses working in long-term care institutions. Ethnoscience was the method used to answer this question. The five categories of resident abuse characteristics--perception of hurtfelt by older residents, acts of omission or commission, context of care, intentional or unintentional, and behavioral clusters--that emerged through semistructured interviews and focus groups reflect the descriptions given by participants. Identifying a common definition of resident abuse suggests that assessment and intervention to reduce episodes of it are more likely to be effective.
尽管研究人员已确认长期护理机构中存在对住户的虐待行为，但与针对老年人的其他虐待方面相比，它并未受到同样的审查。部分原因在于难以界定这一现象。本研究的目的是阐明长期护理机构中注册护士所感知的住户虐待的定义。民族科学是用于回答这一问题的方法。通过半结构化访谈和焦点小组得出的住户虐待特征的五个类别——老年住户所感受到的伤害感知、不作为或作为行为、护理背景、有意或无意以及行为集群——反映了参与者给出的描述。确定住户虐待的共同定义表明，为减少此类事件而进行的评估和干预更有可能有效。
