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Title: The nature and extent of physical restraint-related deaths in nursing homes: a systematic review.
Author: Bellenger, Emma N.
Ibrahim, Joseph E.
Lovell, Janaka Jonathon
Bugeja, Lyndal
Issue Date: 2018
Publication Title: Journal of Aging and Health
Volume: 30
Issue: 7
Start Page: 1042
End Page: 1061
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the published research to examine the extent, nature, and risk factors of mortality due to physical restraint use. Method: In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement, this review examined all peer-reviewed studies published in English describing mortality due to physical restraint in nursing home residents. Results: The combined searches yielded 2,016 records of which eight articles were eligible for inclusion. There were 174 deaths due to physical restraint in nursing home residents across the eight studies. Neck compression (n = 8) was the most common mechanism of harm resulting in death due to mechanical asphyxia. Conclusions: Physical restraint is associated with deaths in nursing home residents. Further research is needed to investigate alternative interventions to restraint use.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11054/1200
ISSN: 0898-2643
Internal ID Number: 01074
Health Subject: ASPHYXIA
RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL
RISK FACTORS
DEATH
NURSING HOMES
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Type: Journal Article
Article
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