Physical restraint use in psycho-geriatric nursing home residents
Conditions
Interventions
The educational intervention consists of an educational programme combined with consultation with a nurse specialist. The educational intervention is designed to comply with the decision-making proces
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Psycho-geriatric nursing home residents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Nursing home residents suffering from Korsakov’s disease or psychiatric diseases are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Restraint prevalence: the percentage of residents observed restrained at any time during the 24-hour period; 2. Restraint intensity: the number of times in four observations that a particular residents is restrained; 3. Restraint types: restraint types used in residents; 4. Multiple restraint: the number of different restraint types used per resident recorded during the four observations. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Residents characteristics, like demographic characteristics, cognitive status, self performance in activities of daily living, mobility, fall incidence, fall-related injuries and psycho-active drug use; 2. Organisational characteristics, like workload of nurses and staffing level on the wards. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Huizing
University Maastricht (UM), Department of Health Care studies, Section of Nursing Science, P.O. Box 616
Outcome results
None listed