Table 5 Choices regarding LAI administration
Means statements, oral versus LAI | All | The Netherlands | Belgium | Germany | Italy | UK | France | Nordic countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N = 891 | n = 109 | n = 97 | n = 182 | n = 187 | n = 83 | n = 132 | n = 101 |
1. Compared to administration in the gluteal muscle, administration in the deltoid muscle will help safeguard your therapeutic relationship with the patient by showing more respect for his or her dignity | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
2. IM administration in the deltoid muscle instead of the gluteal muscle decreases social embarrassment during administration | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
3. Administration in the gluteal muscle might incite some patients to make sexual connotations | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
4. IM administration in the deltoid muscle instead of the gluteal muscle is safer for the administrator as the patient is less likely to hit out during injection | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
5. Administration in the gluteal muscle might increase paranoia in some patients because they cannot see what is going on behind their back | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
6. Having a choice between IM administration in the deltoid or gluteal muscle is an advantage over not having this choice | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
7. Administration in the gluteal muscle is safer compared with administration in the deltoid muscle because nurses only have experience with administration in the gluteal muscle | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 |