Physical restraint of dementia patients in acute care hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cohort analysis in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for the medical staff worldwide, especially for those in hospitals where COVID-19-positive patients are hospitalized. The announcement of COVID-19 hospital restrictions by the Japanese government has led to several limitations in hospital care, including an increased use of physical restraints, which could affect the care of elderly dementia patients. However, few studies have empirically validated the impact of physical restraint use during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the impact of regulatory changes, consequent to the pandemic, on physical restraint use among elderly dementia patients in acute care hospitals.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we extracted the dat

SUBMITTER: Okuno T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608313 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature