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PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 83-94Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2011.00307.x
Keywords
Mechanical restraint; mental disorder; nursing; psychiatry; systematic review
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- Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Copenhagen University Hospital
- mental health services in the capital region of Denmark
- Research Foundation in the capital region of Denmark
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PURPOSE: To identify interventions preventing mechanical restraints. DESIGN AND METHODS: Systematic review of international research papers dealing with mechanical restraint. The review combines qualitative and quantitative researchin anewway, describing the qualityof evidenceandthe effect of intervention. FINDINGS: Implementation of cognitive milieu therapy, combined interventions, and patient-centered care were the three interventions most likely to reduce the number of mechanical restraints. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: There is a lack of high-quality and effective intervention studies. This leaves patients and metal health professionals with uncertainty when choosing interventions in an attempt to preventmechanical restraints.
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