Attitudes of nurses towards the use of physical restraints in geriatric care: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 274-288

  Möhler, Ralph ^a   Meyer, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geriatric nursing; Meta synthesis; Physical restraints; Qualitative research; Surveys; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; META-SYNTHESIS; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SURVEYS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

GERIATRIC NURSING; META-SYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84891161918     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.004     Document Type: Review

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