PURPOSE: To analyze physical restraint use in an Italian acute psychiatric ward, where mechanical restraint by belt is highly discouraged but allowed. DESIGN AND METHODS: Data were retrospectively collected from medical and nursing charts, from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2008. Physical restraint rate and relationships between restraints and selected variables were statistically analyzed. FINDINGS: Restraints were statistically significantly more frequent in compulsory or voluntary admissions of patients with an altered state of consciousness, at night, to control aggressive behavior, and in patients with "Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders"during the first 72 hr of hospitalization. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Analysis of clinical and organizational factors conditioning restraints may limit its use.
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Univ Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, Canada
Dickson, Brendan C.
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Pollanen, Michael S.
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Univ Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Calvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Emergency Dept, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
Calvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Dept Clin Toxicol & Pharmacol, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
Univ Newcastle, Fac Hlth, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaCalvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Emergency Dept, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
Downes, Michael A.
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Healy, Paul
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Page, Colin B.
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Page, Colin B.
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Calvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Dept Liaison Psychiat, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
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Charles Darwin Univ, Menzies Sch Hlth Res, Trop Toxinol Unit, Darwin, NT, Australia
Univ Newcastle, Fac Hlth, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaCalvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Emergency Dept, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
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Univ Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, Canada
Dickson, Brendan C.
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Pollanen, Michael S.
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Univ Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, Canada
Off Chief Coroner, Prov Forens Pathol Unit, Toronto, ON M7A 2G9, CanadaUniv Toronto, Dept Lab Med & Pathobiol, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Calvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Emergency Dept, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
Calvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Dept Clin Toxicol & Pharmacol, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
Univ Newcastle, Fac Hlth, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaCalvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Emergency Dept, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
Downes, Michael A.
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Healy, Paul
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Page, Colin B.
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Bryant, Jennifer L.
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Isbister, Geoffrey K.
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Univ Newcastle, Fac Hlth, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaCalvary Mater Newcastle Hosp, Emergency Dept, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia