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dc.contributor.authorWang, WW
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, W
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T05:42:15Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T05:42:15Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2007-03-19T21:40:06Z
dc.identifier.issn0813-0531
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4768
dc.description.abstractObjective: To provide a critical review of contemporary literature published between 1992 and 2003 on the use of physical restraints on residents with dementia in long-term care. Design: Forty-two manuscripts related to dementia (cognitive impairment) and physical restraint in long-term care settings were examined. Results: Four dominant themes were identified in the literature: relationship between restraint use and cognitive decline; falls/related injuries and associated mortality; reduction/removal/alternatives to use; and, nurses’ attitudes to restraints. It appears that despite nurses’ desire to use physical restraint for protection there is no scientific evidence that physical restraint actually protects residents against injuries. A discussion of the methodological issues arising in the literature and recommendations for further research and implications for nursing practice are outlined. Conclusion: To curb the practice of restraint use the concentrated assistance of Australia federal and state governments and peak geriatric and dementia organisations may be required.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Nursing Federation
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.ajan.com.au/ajan_22.4.html
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom46
dc.relation.ispartofpageto52
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Journal of Advanced Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titlePhysical restraint use on people with dementia: A review of the literature
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy


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