Table 2: Results of factor analysis( Nurses who live with elderly relatives.
No Coping with dilemma items Factor(N=163)
1 2 3 4
1 I've asked medical professionals whom I know about dementia 0.05 -0.05 0.69 -0.06
2 I've read books, documents, etc. regarding the physical restraint of senile dementia patients 0.08 0.09 0.65 -0.12
3 I've consulted nursing superiors and senior nurses about handling senile dementia patients -0.15 -0.02 0.41 0.24
4 I've taken part in meetings on the topic of physical restraint in cases of senile dementia 0.06 0.92 -0.24 -0.09
5 I've consulted fellow nurses and friends about cases in which physical restraint is used with senile dementia patients 0.03 0.64 0.14 0.04
6 I've reviewed the nursing protocols 0.01 0.77 -0.03 -0.03
7 When a senile dementia patient's family or nurse has been disturbed by circumstances which required physical restraint, I've discussed the situation with them 0.01 0.56 0.27 0.08
8 I've tried various ways of handling senile dementia patients -0.17 0.45 0.23 0.06
9 I've reminded myself that, as a nurse, I am capable of resolving nursing problems related to senile dementia 0.36 -0.02 -0.01 0.41
10 I've thought it to be better to follow the doctor's instructions since I am not a specialist in senile dementia 0.04 -0.01 -0.01 0.97
11 I've had trouble handling senile dementia patients and thought it was all right to use physical restraint, since senior nurses do the same in similar situations 0.73 0.04 -0.11 0.09
12 I've refused to work with senile dementia patients because I had trouble taking care of them 0.85 -0.11 0.13 -0.07
13 I've avoided taking care of senile dementia patients and been given responsibilities for adult patients who don't require much effort 0.84 0.03 0.06 -0.04
14 I've assumed that senile dementia patients will leave soon and so I have not given much thought to handling them 0.67 0.07 -0.07 0.07
Cumlated contribution ratio(%),factors1-4 66.90%
Cronbach'sα 0.87 0.83 0.63 0.68
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value:KMO 0.79
Bartlett test p<0.001