Close Interpersonal Distance in the Operating Room

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  • 手術室における対人距離の変化
  • 研究報告 手術室における対人距離の変化
  • ケンキュウ ホウコク シュジュツシツ ニ オケル タイジン キョリ ノ ヘンカ

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This study aimed to compare the interpersonal distance between a hospital ward or bedroom and an operating room. The subjects were 27 female students, and their interpersonal distance was measured with the Stop-distance method in the nursing practice room of the college and in the hospital operating room. Interpersonal distance here means the distance of a teacher from a standing student, or the distance of a teacher from a student lying supine. The latter was measured from 4 directions, with A at an angle of right 50 degrees, B at an angle of right 15 degrees, C at an angle of left 50 degrees, and D at an angle of left 15 degrees. As a result, comparison showed that the interpersonal distance was less in the operating room than in the practice room, in the A, C and D directions. The difference in interpersonal distance when lying supine was also not significant in the practice room between two teachers, whereas it was significant in the operating room. The relationship between the teacher and the student affected the interpersonal distance, and it was shortened significantly in the B, C and D directions. These results suggested that patients want less interpersonal distance in the operating room than usual.

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