TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Reducing aggression in psychiatric wards using Safewards-a Polish study
JO  - Perspectives in psychiatric care
A1  - Lickiewicz, Jakub
A1  - Adamczyk, Natalia
A1  - Hughes, Patricia Paulsen
A1  - Jagielski, Paweł
A1  - Stawarz, Barbara
A1  - Makara-Studzińska, Marta
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12523
ID  - ref1
ER  -