The use of physical restraints in home care in the Netherlands

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1881-1886

  De Veer, Anke J E ^a   Francke, Anneke L ^a   Buijse, Rian ^b   Friele, Roland D ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Centre for Excellence in Nursing   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home care; Physical restraints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME CARE; IMMOBILIZATION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING CARE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 70350402033     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02440.x     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Demir A. Nurses' use of physical restraints in four Turkish hospitals. J Nurs Scholarship 2007 39 : 38 45.
2. Evans LK, Strumpf NE, Allen-Taylor L et al. A clinical trial to reduce restraints in nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997 45 : 675 681.
3. Hamers JP, Gulpers MJ, Strik W. Use of physical restraints with cognitively impaired nursing home residents. J Adv Nurs 2004 45 : 246 251.
4. Nay R, Koch S. Overcoming restraint use. J Gerontol Nurs 2006 32 : 433 438.
5. Hamers JPH, Huizing AR. Why do we use physical restraints in the elderly? Z Gerontol Geriatr 2005 38 : 19 25.
6. Zuidema SU, Derksen E, Verhey FRJ et al. Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a large sample of Dutch nursing home patients with dementia. In J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007 22 : 632 638.
7. Huizing AR, Hamers JPH, de Jonge J et al. Organisational determinants of the use of physical restraints: A multilevel approach. Soc Sci Med 2007 65 : 924 933.
8. Zuidema SU, Koopmans RTCM, Verhey FRJ. Prevalence and predictors of neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitively impaired nursing home patients. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2007 20 : 41 49.
9. Arends LAP. Beperkt door zorg. Toepassing van vrijheidsbeperkingen op psychogeriatrische patiënten en verstandelijk gehandicapten op plaatsen waar de Wet Bopz niet van toepassing is. [Restrained by care. Application of restrictions to the freedom of psychogeriatric patients and the mentally handicapped at locations where the BOPZ (Netherlands Psychiatric Hospitals (Compulsory Admissions) Act) does not apply]. The Hague, Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, 2004.
10. Bakker RH, Tiesinga LJ, Gassman P et al. Vrijheidsbeperkende maatregelen in niet BOPZ aangemerkte instellingen. Gelegaliseerde dwang of gedwongen legalisering? [Measures that restrict freedom in institutions not registered under the terms of the BOPZ (Netherlands Psychiatric Hospitals (Compulsory Admissions) Act). Legalized compulsion or compulsory legalization?] TSG 2002; 80(7) : 455 462.
11. Evans D, Wood J, Lambert L et al. Physical restraint in acute and residential care: A systematic review. In : Adelaide S., editor. Australia, Australia : Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2002, pp 1 134.
12. Evans D, Wood J, Lambert L. Patient injury and physical restraint devices: A systematic review. J Adv Nurs 2003 41 : 274 282.
13. Neufeld RR, Libow LS, Foley WJ et al. Restraint reduction reduces serious injuries among nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999 47 : 1202 1207.
14. Chaves ES, Cooper RA, Collins DM et al. Review of the use of physical restraints and lap belts with wheelchair users. Assist Technol 2007 19 : 94 107.
15. Capezuti E, Wagner LM, Brush B et al. Consequences of an intervention to reduce restrictive side rail use in nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 55 : 344 3341.
16. Ministry of Health. Brancherapporten [Sector reports]. The Hague : Ministry of Health, 2005.
17. Kullberg J. Ouderen van nu en van de toekomst. Hun financiële spankracht, zorgbehoefte en woonwensen [Elderly people today and in the future. Their financial resilience, care needs and residential requirements]. The Hague : SCP, 2005.
18. CBS [Statistics Netherlands]. Thuiszorg 2005: minder cliënten, meer uren zorg [Home care 2005: fewer clients, more hours of care] [on-line] Available at Accessed February 13, 2008.
19. van der Kwartel A, Paardekooper P, vanderVelde F et al. Arbeid in zorg en welzijn [Working in care and welfare]. Utrecht : Prismant, 2007.
20. Moore K, Haralambous B. Barriers to reducing the use of restraints in residential elder care facilities. J Adv Nurs 2007 58 : 532 540.
21. Koch S. Restraining nursing home residents. Aust J Adv Nurs 1994 11 : 9 14.
22. Pekkarinen L, Elovainio M, Sinervo T et al. Nursing working conditions in relation to restraint practices in long-term care units. Med Care 2006 44 : 1114 1120.
23. Normen voor Verantwoorde zorg Thuis [Standards for reliable care at home]. Utrecht : Arcares Z-org, AVVV, LOC, NVVA, Sting, 2006.
24. Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Brush B et al. Description of an advanced practice nursing consultative model to reduce restrictive siderail use in nursing homes. Res Nurs Health 2007 30 : 131 140.
25. Oliver D, Connelly JB, Victor CR et al. Strategies to prevent falls and fractures in hospitals and care homes and effect of cognitive impairment: Systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ 2006 334 : 82.
26. Rask K, Parmelee PA, Taylor JA et al. Implementation and evaluation of a nursing home fall management program. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 55 : 342 349.
27. Gillespie LD, Gillespie WJ, Robertson MC et al. Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003 CD000340.