J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2017 Mar;26(1):77-87. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.1.77.

Experience of Maintaining Employment for Mentally Disabled People: Q Methodological Approach

• Kim GU
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2397826
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.1.77

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of the experience of maintaining employment for people with mental disabilities.
METHODS
The research design was a descriptive design using Q-methodology, which is a method of measuring subjectivity. Twenty-one participants classified 34 selected Q-statements on a nine-point scale to create a normal distribution. The PC-QUANL software program(a factor analysis program for the Q technique) was used to analyze the Q-sort data.
RESULTS
Three types were extracted that described different expressions of the experience of maintaining employment for people with mental disabilities; these types explained 52.3% of the total variance. Type I is "˜Workplace support', Type II is "˜Self-management', Type III is "˜Experience integration'.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study provide an understanding that there are different types of experiences for maintaining employment for people with mental disabilities and each type has certain characteristics. In future studies, it would be helpful to develop customized nursing interventions for psychiatric nurses while occupational rehabilitation services are being provided.

Keyword

Mentally disabled; Employment; Q methodology

MeSH Terms

Employment*
Humans
Mentally Disabled Persons*
Methods
Nursing
Q-Sort
Rehabilitation
Research Design

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