Which bed designs and patient characteristics increase bed rail use?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 531-535

  Hignett, Sue ^a   Sands, Gina ^a   Fray, Mike ^a   Xanthopoulou, Penny ^a   Healey, Frances ^b   Griffiths, Paula ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed rails; Older people; Prevalence; Rationale; Restraint; Side rails

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BED RAIL; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BED RAILS; OLDER PEOPLE; PREVALENCE; RATIONALE; RESTRAINT; SIDE RAILS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDS; COGNITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879861663     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft040     Document Type: Article

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