Development of the Japanese version of Staff Attitude to Coercion Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An important factor in proceeding the efforts to reduce coercion in psychiatry is the attitudes of clinical staff toward its use. We aimed to develop the Japanese version of the Staff Attitude to Coercion Scale (SACS) and clarify its psychometric properties.

Methods

After the translation and back-translation of the SACS, which includes 15 items consisting of three subscales, we conducted an anonymous self-administered questionnaire survey of clinical staffs working in 17 wards in two psychiatric hospitals. We administered the second survey to some of the participants to confirm the test-retest reliability. Additionally, we obtained information regarding the 17 wards from the institutions. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficients. Test-

SUBMITTER: Fukasawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618617 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature