Restraint reduction in general hospital care by preventive patient involvement: a pilot study
The proactive and structured involvement of patients (aged 65+) in the prevention of restraint use might be an approach to reduce restraint use in a general hospital. Patients were positive about being addressed on the topic during the nursing admission interview. However, the effort was regarded to be high. Limiting the intervention to electively admitted patients should be considered to lower the burden.
Authors
- Silvia Thomann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9768-4845)
- Chantal Britt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2149-9683)
- Isabelle Barbezat
- Kai‐Uwe Schmitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-9323)
- Karin Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-8516)
- Sandra Siegrist‐Dreier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0112-1819)
- Sabine Molls
- Sabine Hahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-2014)
- Dirk Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-6110)
Institutions
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06015-3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern