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 |