From: Physical restraint use among nursing home residents: A comparison of two data collection methods
Variable | N | Sensitivity |
---|---|---|
 |  | % |
Demographic Characteristic | Â | Â |
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 142 | 86.4 |
Female | 235 | 88.0 |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
< 65 | 41 | 96.0 |
65 – 74 | 83 | 89.3 |
75 – 84 | 127 | 83.8 |
> 85 | 126 | 83.8 |
Reported restraint use | Â | Â |
Nurses interviewed | Â | Â |
One nurse | 256 | 85.1 |
Two or more nurses | 121 | 94.1 |
Justification for restraint use | Â | Â |
Perceived risk for falls | Â | Â |
Yes | 249 | 91.3 |
No | 127 | 77.1 |
History of falls | Â | Â |
Yes | 47 | 92.9 |
No | 327 | 86.6 |
Agitated behaviors | Â | Â |
Yes | 92 | 95.6 |
No | 285 | 82.9 |
Wandering | Â | Â |
Yes | 53 | 81.8 |
No | 324 | 87.9 |
Body alignment problems | Â | Â |
Yes | 131 | 97.4 |
No | 246 | 72.6 |
Aggressive behaviors | Â | Â |
Yes | 123 | 97.8 |
No | 254 | 81.7 |
Functional characteristics | Â | Â |
Disorientation to space | Â | Â |
Yes | 202 | 89.9 |
No | 169 | 82.2 |
Disorientation to time | Â | Â |
Yes | 223 | 88.5 |
No | 141 | 81.8 |
Disorientation to people | Â | Â |
Yes | 166 | 91.1 |
No | 208 | 82.5 |
Recall troubles | Â | Â |
Yes | 220 | 88.9 |
No | 144 | 81.6 |
Speech troubles | Â | Â |
Yes | 184 | 89.0 |
No | 192 | 84.1 |
Urinary incontinence | Â | Â |
Yes | 249 | 88.8 |
No | 128 | 72.7 |
Fecal incontinence | Â | Â |
Yes | 226 | 89.2 |
No | 151 | 75.0 |
Unable to transfer | Â | Â |
Yes | 224 | 89.2 |
No | 153 | 75.0 |