Investigating the association of mechanical restraint with somatic harmful outcomes: national register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coercive measures to manage disruptive or violent behaviour are accepted as standard practice in mental healthcare, but systematic knowledge of potentially harmful outcomes is insufficient.

Aims

To examine the association of mechanical restraint with several predefined somatic harmful outcomes.

Method

We conducted a population-based, observational cohort study linking data from the Danish national registers from 2007 to 2019. The primary analyses investigated the association of mechanical restraint with somatic adverse events, using panel regression analyses (within-individual analysis) to account for repeated exposures and outcomes. Secondary between-group analyses were performed with a control group exposed to types of coercion other than mechanical restr

SUBMITTER: Baandrup L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698205 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature