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An Interview Study on “Providing Structure” as an Intervention in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: The Nursing Perspective
Author(s) -
Voogt L. Amar,
Nugter Annet,
Goossens Peter J.J.,
Achterberg Theo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12119
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , nursing , coding (social sciences) , perspective (graphical) , medicine , psychiatry , perception , psychology , family medicine , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science
Purpose To gain insight into nurses' perceptions and use of providing structure ( PS ) as an intervention during psychiatric inpatient care. Design and Methods Interviews were conducted with nurses ( n = 18) from two inpatient wards in psychiatry immediately following the occurrence of a PS event. This was done immediately following the occurrence of a PS event. Transcripts were analyzed using a qualitative coding process. Findings Four general and 14 specific PS activities were described associated with the nursing intervention PS . Practice Implications Nurses can now refer to specific activities of PS . An elaborated definition of PS is provided to facilitate a better understanding and using of PS as a psychiatric nursing intervention.