A controlled quality improvement trial to reduce the use of physical restraints in older hospitalized adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 541-545

  Enns, Echo ^a,b   Rhemtulla, Rishma ^b   Ewa, Vivian ^a,b   Fruetel, Karen ^a,b   Holroyd Leduc, Jayna M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

acute care; elderly; physical restraints; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL RESTRAINT; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CARE; ELDERLY; PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALBERTA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84896401150     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12710     Document Type: Article

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