Prevalence and predictors of bedrail use in an acute hospital

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 801-805

  Flatharta, Tomás Ó ^a   Haugh, Jennifer ^a   Robinson, Stephanie M ^b   O'keeffe, Shaun T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bedrails; Delirium; Dementia; Older people; Restraints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BEDRAIL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC PROFILING BED; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; BED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FALLING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906806622     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu081     Document Type: Article

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