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Attitudes of nursing staff toward restraint use in long-term care
Author(s)	Jean Hill, Victoria Schirm
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 15, no 3, September 1996
Pages	pp 314-324
Keywords	At risk ; Mobility ; Restriction ; Nursing homes ; Care home staff ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Although legislation in the US has forced discretion in using physical restraints for institutionalised older people, considerable discussion continues about this matter. This study examined attitudes held by staff in long-term care settings on physical restraints, and explored relationships of education and employment characteristics to restraint use. Licensed and unlicensed nursing personnel (n=140) from four long-term care facilities were surveyed using a previously developed questionnaire. Results of stepwise regression showed that concerns about resident falls, resident disability, and staff harm explained a large proportion of variation in recommendations regarding restraint use. Other findings suggest there is reason to believe improvements in perceptions about restraint use are occurring. Implications for staff education and areas for change in the work environment are provided. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980513213 A
Classmark	CA3: C4: 5RC: LHB: QRM: DP: 3F: 7T
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