TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical Restraints and Agitation in Nursing Home Residents
AU - Werner, Perla
AU - Cohen‐Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Braun, Judith
AU - Marx, Marcia S.
PY - 1989/12
Y1 - 1989/12
N2 - An observational study was performed to determine whether the use of physical restraints in agitated nursing home residents leads to decreased or increased agitation. Results indicate that restraint use does not decrease agitation in nursing home residents. Residents exhibited either the same amount or more agitated behaviors when they were restrained than when they were not restrained, suggesting that the act of restraining may itself contribute to manifestations of agitation. The implications of the use of restraints in agitated nursing home residents are discussed, with particular reference to the prevention of falls. 1989 The American Geriatrics Society
AB - An observational study was performed to determine whether the use of physical restraints in agitated nursing home residents leads to decreased or increased agitation. Results indicate that restraint use does not decrease agitation in nursing home residents. Residents exhibited either the same amount or more agitated behaviors when they were restrained than when they were not restrained, suggesting that the act of restraining may itself contribute to manifestations of agitation. The implications of the use of restraints in agitated nursing home residents are discussed, with particular reference to the prevention of falls. 1989 The American Geriatrics Society
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb06675.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb06675.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2592719
AN - SCOPUS:0024850540
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 37
SP - 1122
EP - 1126
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 12
ER -