Decrease in restraint use in a study of a geropsychiatric unit.
1. Traditional and nontraditional interventions were used in this study. 2. There was a reduction in the number of times restraints were used, as well as in the number of patient placed in restraints. 3. Further research is needed to find more humane ways to help older adults through acute crisis episodes.
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BSN Nursing Program, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408-3903, USA.
Brill
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D000368:Aged; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*