The use of physical restraints in nursing home residents with dementia
The use of physical restraints in nursing home residents with dementia The use of physical restraints in nursing home residents with dementia
Conclusion • An educational program for nursing staff combined with the consultation of a nurse specialist was not effective in reducing the use of physical restraints with psychogeriatric nursing home residents • Family, colleagues, other careproviders, alternative interventions not available • ‘ Country tailored’ interventions? • Nursing staff attitudes – In our practice appropriate – What are physical restraints?
Attitudes regarding restraint use • 608 German, Swiss and Dutch nursing staff • Maastricht Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ) – Reason, consequences and appropriateness – Physical restraints • Restrictiveness of measures • Discomfort in applying measures Hamers et al. (submitted)
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Conclusion<br />
• An educational program for nurs<strong>in</strong>g staff<br />
comb<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>with</strong> the consultation <strong>of</strong> a nurse<br />
specialist was not effective <strong>in</strong> reduc<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>use</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>physical</strong> <strong>restra<strong>in</strong>ts</strong> <strong>with</strong> psychogeriatric nurs<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>home</strong> <strong>residents</strong><br />
• Family, colleagues, other careproviders,<br />
alternative <strong>in</strong>terventions not available<br />
• ‘ Country tailored’ <strong>in</strong>terventions?<br />
• Nurs<strong>in</strong>g staff attitudes<br />
– In our practice appropriate<br />
– What are <strong>physical</strong> <strong>restra<strong>in</strong>ts</strong>?
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