Preventing belt restraint use in newly admitted residents in nursing homes: A quasi-experimental study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1473-1479

  Gulpers, Math J M ^a   Bleijlevens, Michel H C ^a   Capezuti, Elizabeth ^b   van Rossum, Erik ^a,c   Ambergen, Ton ^a   Hamers, Jan P H ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belt restraint; Multi component intervention; Newly admitted residents; Nursing home; Prevention; Quasi experimental design

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84869868061     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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