Incidence and type of restrictive practice use in nursing homes in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of restrictive practices (RP) in care settings may sometimes be warranted but can also conflict with human rights. Research to date has focused primarily on physical and chemical RP, however other forms are also used. Better understanding of practice can inform RP reduction. This study describes the incidence of all types of RP use reported from nursing homes in Ireland.

Methods

RP notifications from nursing homes reported in 2020 were extracted from the Database of Statutory Notifications from Social Care in Ireland. The primary outcome measurement was the national incidence of use (frequency of RP/occupancy per 1000 residents) of categories and types of RP. Secondary outcome measurements such as percentage of facilities reporting use and quarterly median inc

SUBMITTER: Dunbar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9569185 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature