Physical restraints in geriatric care: knowledge, attitudes and use

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-56

  Karlsson, Stig ^a   Bucht, Gösta ^a   Sandman, P O ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Care of the elderly; Documentation; Knowledge; Physical restraints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENCE; SWEDEN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 0031596832     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1998.tb00474.x     Document Type: Article

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