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Retrain, don't restrain
 — the educational intervention of the National Nursing Home Restraint Removal Project
Author(s)Joan M Dunbar, Richard S Neufeld, Harry C White, Leslie S Libow
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 36, no 4, August 1996
Pagespp 539-542
KeywordsNursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Mobility ; Care home staff ; In-service training ; United States of America.
AnnotationThis article describes an educational programme that contributed to a 90% reduction in the use of physical restraints in 16 randomly selected nursing homes in the US over a two-year period. The programme advocated assessments by a multidisciplinary team to generate individualised, restraint-free interventions. It consisted of a workshop, telephone and on-site consultations, regional meetings, a newsletter, and written and audio-visual materials. The workshop and site visits were powerful motivators. Most nursing homes can easily adapt components of this project to create similar programmes.
Accession NumberCPA-970522014 A
ClassmarkLHB: KX: C4: QRM: QWD: 7T

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