Novel Approaches Needed: An Experimental Study with an Alternative to Mechanical Restraint
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Technique
2.2. Experimental Study
2.3. Test Scenario
2.4. Ethics
2.5. Participants
2.6. Interviews
2.7. Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Risks for Patients
3.2. Risk for Staff
3.3. Indications
3.4. Human Dignity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Steinert, T.; Maierhofer, B.; Schmid, P.; Hirsch, S. Novel Approaches Needed: An Experimental Study with an Alternative to Mechanical Restraint. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1658. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161658
Steinert T, Maierhofer B, Schmid P, Hirsch S. Novel Approaches Needed: An Experimental Study with an Alternative to Mechanical Restraint. Healthcare. 2024; 12(16):1658. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161658
Chicago/Turabian StyleSteinert, Tilman, Bernd Maierhofer, Peter Schmid, and Sophie Hirsch. 2024. "Novel Approaches Needed: An Experimental Study with an Alternative to Mechanical Restraint" Healthcare 12, no. 16: 1658. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161658