A measurement of attitudes about an activity program.
Staff and patient attitudes about an activity program were measured to highlight problems that existed in a paritcular milieu. Statements concerning the rationale for this activity program were compared to determine the similarities and differences between staff and patient perceptions of the program. To create a more therapeutic milieu, suggestions for openness and sharing were made based on the results of the attitude study. Their implementation would require staff and patients to interact on a more nearly equal basis. Such an approach is a bias toward the Maxwell Jones philosophy of therapeutic milieu, the direction in which the ward staff of this study wanted to go. This paper offers a way for the staff to reach their goal and suggests several paths they might take. The attitude questionnaire method used in this study might be a useful tool for those who are studying the therapeutic aspects of ward milieu.
D001290:Attitude; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013808:Therapeutic Community