McGuire T, Moody J, Hanson M, Tigar F
Lothian NHS Occupational Health Service, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh.
Nurs Stand. 1996 Oct 23;11(5):35-8. doi: 10.7748/ns1996.10.11.5.35.c2474.
In the second article of three (the first appeared in last week's issue), the authors describe Phase II of the study "An Evaluation of Mechanical Aids used within the NHS', the aim of which was to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of mechanical aids. In this article clients' attitudes toward mechanical aid use is considered. This is supplemented by data obtained through observing nurses and clients using mechanical aids in the clinical area. It was found that, although mechanical aids were considered desirable and safe by most patients and their operation involved only moderate postural discomfort to the nurses operating them, the nurses still offered client discomfort or fear as a reason for not using the aids. The authors offer some recommendations to encourage increased use of mechanical aids in appropriate client care situations. The final article, describing Phase III of the study, will appear in next week's issue.
在三篇文章的第二篇（第一篇发表于上周的期刊）中，作者描述了“英国国民医疗服务体系（NHS）中使用的机械辅助器具评估”研究的第二阶段，其目的是评估机械辅助器具的可接受性和有效性。在本文中，考虑了患者对使用机械辅助器具的态度。通过观察护士和患者在临床区域使用机械辅助器具获得的数据对这一点进行了补充。结果发现，尽管大多数患者认为机械辅助器具是理想且安全的，并且其操作仅给操作的护士带来适度的姿势不适，但护士仍以患者不适或恐惧为由不使用这些辅助器具。作者提出了一些建议，以鼓励在适当的患者护理情况下更多地使用机械辅助器具。描述该研究第三阶段的最后一篇文章将发表在下周的期刊上。
