@article{ref1,
title="Reducing aggression in psychiatric wards using Safewards-a Polish study",
journal="Perspectives in psychiatric care",
year="2020",
author="Lickiewicz, Jakub and Adamczyk, Natalia and Hughes, Patricia Paulsen and Jagielski, Paweł and Stawarz, Barbara and Makara-Studzińska, Marta",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: To reduce the use of mechanical restraints, Safewards was introduced to a ward in a psychiatric hospital in Poland. DESIGN AND METHODS: Three aspects of Safewards were applied for 8 months. The comparison time period was the same time frame of the previous year. <br><br>FINDINGS: Restraint use dropped by 24%, and the number of patients restrained dropped 34%. The duration of restraint remained at 2.8 days per episode. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Simple techniques aimed at promoting positive interactions between staff and patients can reduce the frequency of restraints.<br><br>© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5990",
doi="10.1111/ppc.12523",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12523"
}