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| Comparisons of restraint use in nursing homes in eight countries | | Author(s) | Gunnar Ljunggren, Charles D Phillips, Antonio Sgadari |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 26, Supplement 2, September 1997 |
| Pages | pp 43-47 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Restriction ; Nursing homes ; Comparison ; Denmark ; France ; Iceland ; Italy ; Japan ; Spain ; Sweden ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The use of restraints in nursing homes varies among countries and institutions. However, in many countries, no reliable data exist, although restraint use was acknowledged. Data on types of restraint used (trunk, limb or chair that prevents rising) and the intensity of its use are compared for eight countries: Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden and the US. Data in total and for groups of residents with similar functional abilities and cognitive performance are reported, thus avoiding to some extent the case-mix differences between samples from different countries. Total use of restraints in these cross-sectional samples showed a very low prevalence in Denmark, Iceland and Japan (less than 9%). Between 15 and 17% were seen in France, Italy, Sweden and the US, while Spain showed almost 40%. These major differences among the countries persist, even when one controls for physical and cognitive abilities. There are also differences in the types and intensity of restraints used in different countries. In all countries, there is a constant increase in use of restraints with increasing activities of daily living (ADL) difficulties and cognitive dysfunction. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980122422 A |
| Classmark | C4: 5RC: LHB: 48: 76K: 765: 76R: 76V: 7DT: 76S: 76P: 7T |
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