Facility and Area Variation Affecting the Use of Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1149-1162

  Phillips, Charles D ^a,e   Hawes, Catherine ^a   Mor, Vince ^b   Fries, Brant E ^c   Morris, John N ^d   Nennstiel, Marianne E ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Menorah Park Center for Senior Living   (United States)

Author keywords

Area variation; Nursing homes; Physical restraints

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030292299     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199611000-00008     Document Type: Article

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