title: Characteristics of psychiatric hospitalizations with multiple mechanical restraint episodes versus hospitalization with a single mechanical restraint episode.
abstract: We investigated the characteristics of multiple episodes of mechanical restraint versus a single episode in a psychiatric ward of a public general hospital. The following characteristics were associated with multiple restraints: young age, length of hospital stay, not being readmitted within 30 days from previous discharge, and admission in the previous year before the implementation of an intervention program to reduce mechanical restraint. The study suggests that both organizational factors and patients' disturbed behaviour are associated with the risk of being mechanically restrained several times.
authors: Department of Mental Health, University General Hospital of Malaga, Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Spain; Departamento Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico, Grupo GAP, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga, Spain. Electronic address: joseguzman@uma.es.
authors: Jose
authors: J
authors: Guzman-Parra
authors: Faculty of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
authors: Justyna
authors: J
authors: Guzik
authors: Department of Mental Health, University General Hospital of Malaga, Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Spain.
authors: Juan A
authors: JA
authors: Garcia-Sanchez
authors: Department of Mental Health, University General Hospital of Malaga, Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Spain.
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Pino-Benitez
authors: Department of Mental Health, University General Hospital of Malaga, Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Spain.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Aguilera-Serrano
authors: Department of Mental Health, University General Hospital of Malaga, Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Spain.
authors: Fermin
authors: F
authors: Mayoral-Cleries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Coercion; Mechanical restraint; Mental health care