Table 4 Comparisons among home care providers’ experiences regarding physical restraint use and participation in education classes
| Â | Home helper | Visiting nurse | Visiting physician | Care manager | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Have you seen physical restraints used with the elderly in their own homes? | ||||||
Yes, n (%) | 67 (34.5) | 42 (55.3) | 27 (21.1) | 89 (56.7) | 225 (40.5) | < .001 |
No, n (%) | 127 (65.5) | 34 (44.7) | 101 (78.9) | 68 (43.3) | 330 (59.5) | Â |
Have you advised the use of physical restraints or used physical restraints in elders’ homes? | ||||||
Yes, n (%) | 21 (11.2) | 25 (32.1) | 13 (10.1) | 33 (21.3) | 92 (16.7) | < .001 |
No, n (%) | 167 (88.8) | 53 (67.9) | 116 (89.9) | 122 (78.7) | 458 (83.3) | Â |
Have you attended any education classes on physical restraints? | ||||||
Yes, n (%) | 46 (24.5) | 19 (24.4) | 13 (10.4) | 73 (50.3) | 151 (28.2) | < .001 |
No, n (%) | 142 (75.5) | 59 (75.6) | 112 (89.6) | 72 (49.7) | 385 (71.8) | Â |