The concept of restraint in nursing home practice: A mixed-method study in nursing homes for people with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 826-834

  Zwijsen, Sandra A ^a   Depla, Marja F I A ^a   Niemeijer, Alistair R ^a   Francke, Anneke L ^a,b   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

focus groups; interview; nursing homes; nursing staff; physical restraint; questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL RESTRAINT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RELATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79956047764     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210002267     Document Type: Article

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