Purpose This research paper reports findings from a qualitative analysis which explored pornography use in secure hospitals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate what attitudes staff working in secure hospital have towards patients having access to pornography, how they make decisions regarding access to pornography and what factors they take into account during this process. This research is an extension of a prior quantitative research study (Mellor and Duff, 2019). Design/methodology/approach The study utilised a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews to explore professionals’ attitudes towards pornography use in a secure hospital. The sample comprised of six volunteers who had taken part in a previous research study (Mellor and Duff, 2019) requesting to discuss the topic area further. As such this research study was developed. Thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006) was used to analyse the qualitative data and the Attitudes towards Pornography Scale (Evans-DeCicco and Cowan, 2001) was used to collect demographic information. Findings Six themes were identified from the transcripts. The first theme explores staff members’ attitudes towards pornography. The second relates to the use of boundaries and monitoring of pornography. The third theme looks at the potential impact that pornography could have on the patient, either positive or negative. The fourth theme explores the extent to which patients are still considered as human beings, whereas the fifth theme explores the vulnerabilities that may make patients more at risk of being negatively influenced by pornography. The final theme looks at decision making regarding access to pornography. Practical implications The research offers an insight into how pornography within secure hospitals is managed. The research also provides an exploration into multi-disciplinary team decision making with regard to pornographic material and notes the general openness of staff towards patients having access to pornography. Originality/value The findings have important messages for services with regard to policy making. The findings are also relevant for understanding how pornography is managed with in secure hospitals.

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探索安全医院中色情制品的使用：定性分析

目的本研究报告报告了定性分析的结果，该定性分析探讨了安全医院使用色情制品的情况。本文的目的是调查在安全医院工作的人员对获得色情内容的患者的态度，如何决定获取色情内容以及在此过程中要考虑哪些因素。这项研究是对先前定量研究的扩展（Mellor和Duff，2019）。设计/方法/方法这项研究采用定性方法，采用半结构化访谈，以探讨专业人士对安全医院使用色情制品的态度。该样本由六名志愿者组成，他们参加了先前的研究（Mellor和Duff，2019），要求进一步讨论该主题领域。因此，开展了这项研究。主题分析（Braun和Clarke，2006年）用于分析定性数据，而色情态度量表（Evans-DeCicco和Cowan，2001年）则用于收集人口统计信息。结果从笔录中确定了六个主题。第一个主题探讨了工作人员对色情的态度。第二个涉及边界的使用和色情内容的监视。第三个主题着眼于色情可能对患者产生的正面或负面影响。第四个主题探讨了仍然将患者视为人类的程度，而第五个主题探讨了可能使患者更容易受到色情负面影响的脆弱性。最后一个主题着眼于有关获取色情制品的决策。实际意义该研究提供了有关如何管理安全医院中的色情内容的见解。该研究还探索了有关色情材料的多学科团队决策，并指出了工作人员对接触色情内容的患者普遍持开放态度。原创性/价值调查结果为政策制定服务提供了重要信息。这些发现也与了解如何在安全的医院中管理色情内容有关。该研究还探索了有关色情材料的多学科团队决策，并指出了工作人员对接触色情内容的患者普遍持开放态度。原创性/价值调查结果为政策制定服务提供了重要信息。这些发现也与了解如何在安全的医院中管理色情内容有关。该研究还探索了有关色情材料的多学科团队决策，并指出了工作人员对接触色情内容的患者普遍持开放态度。原创性/价值调查结果为政策制定服务提供了重要信息。这些发现也与了解如何在安全的医院中管理色情内容有关。