PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

AKPINAR SÖYLEMEZ B., Kucukguclu Ö., ÖZKAYA SAĞLAM B., Ozgul E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.23, no.3, pp.384-392, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.174
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.384-392
  • Keywords: Patients, Prevalence, Nurses, HOSPITALS, NURSES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Physical restraint (PR) is commonly used in healthcare institutions worldwide and controversial strategies in the medical field. The purpose of this study was to determine the PR prevalence in adult patients at a university hospital in Turkey.