2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01475.x
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Manual restraint of adult psychiatric inpatients: a literature review

Abstract: Accessible summary Information about the use of manual restraint to manage violent or challenging behaviour in psychiatric hospitals is relatively scarce. This review includes 45 studies of manual restraint of adult psychiatric inpatients, mostly from the UK. Overall, the research suggests that manual restraint is used up to five times per month on an average ward, lasts for about 10 min and tends to involve patients being restrained face down on the floor. Manually restrained patients are young, male and de… Show more

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“…A literature review conducted by Stewart et al 47 suggests that, on average, manual restraint is used up to five times per month on psychiatric wards, with each episode lasting approximately 10 minutes. Some forms of manual restraint involve face-down (prone) restraint, which has been associated with sudden 21 death.…”
Section: Effects Of Treatment On Adverse Incidents Length Of Stay Anmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A literature review conducted by Stewart et al 47 suggests that, on average, manual restraint is used up to five times per month on psychiatric wards, with each episode lasting approximately 10 minutes. Some forms of manual restraint involve face-down (prone) restraint, which has been associated with sudden 21 death.…”
Section: Effects Of Treatment On Adverse Incidents Length Of Stay Anmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em serviços psiquiátricos de outras partes do globo, essa ocorrência apresenta bastante variabilidade, de 0,3% a 59,0% [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] . No Brasil, dois estudos semelhantes apresentaram valores superiores aos do presente estudo: 24,0% a 26,0% 11,30 .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Em relação à técnica, a que utiliza quatro pontos de restrição foi registrada em quase metade (47,8%) dos formulários, o que demonstra concordância com as práticas descritas em várias partes do mundo 16 . Outras técnicas, como a de dois pontos de restrição (braço-braço ou braço-perna), podem facilitar a queda dos pacientes da maca e aumentar o risco de acidentes 3 .…”
Section: Contenção Física No Hospital Psiquiátricounclassified
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