Variation in restraint use between hospitals: a multilevel analysis of multicentre prevalence measurements in Switzerland and Austria

Abstract Background In restraint use in the somatic acute-care hospital setting, routine and institutional culture seem to play an important role. This implies that similar patient situations would be managed with restraints in one hospital, while in another hospital the situation would be managed w...

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Main Authors: Silvia Thomann, Sabine Hahn, Silvia Bauer, Dirk Richter, Sandra Zwakhalen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06362-y