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Geropsychiatric restraint use
Author(s)	Joe DeSantis, Sandra Engberg, Joan Rogers
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 12, December 1997
Pages	pp 1515-1518
Keywords	At risk ; Mobility ; Restriction ; Psychogeriatric units ; United States of America.
Annotation	There has been little research on the use of restraint with older patients in psychiatric facilities. This US study investigated predictors and reasons for restraint use with geropsychiatric patients. Twenty-one staff nurses and 131 patients participated in the study. Disruptive behaviours were measured with the Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale (NHBPS), cognitive function was measured with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), mobility was measured with a Functional Mobility Screen (FMS), and reasons for restraint use were obtained with a questionnaire completed by nurses. Results showed that patients with dementia, impaired mobility, or behavioural problems were more likely to be restrained. The most frequent reasons given by staff for restraint use were an unsteady gait and a risk of falling. The incidence of restraint use was 27.1%. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980316409 A
Classmark	CA3: C4: 5RC: LDM: 7T
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