@article{ref1,
title="The influence of staffing levels on the use of seclusion",
journal="International journal of law and psychiatry",
year="2007",
author="Janssen, Wim and Noorthoorn, Eric and Linge, Roland van and Lendemeijer, Bert",
volume="30",
number="2",
pages="118-126",
abstract="This study focussed on the relationship between the use of seclusion and staff characteristics, such as number of nurses on shift, male-female staff ratio, level of education and level of work experience. A retrospective analysis of staff characteristics was applied to administrative data from ten wards in four mid-sized general psychiatric hospitals in the Netherlands. The data show that two variables were associated with seclusion rates: the male-female staff ratio and the variability in team's work experience. More female and less male nurses in a shift and less variability in team's work experience predicted an increase in seclusion rates.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-2527",
doi="10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.04.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.04.005"
}