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Table 2 The number of psycho-geriatric nursing home residents restrained at both measurements (absolute numbers and (%))

From: Short-term effects of an educational intervention on physical restraint use: a cluster randomized trial

 

Experimental group

(n(t0)= 83; n(t1)= 86)

Control group

(n(t0) = 62;n(t1) = 58)

At baseline (=t0)

47 (56.6%)

38 (61.3%)

   Morning

29 (34.9%)

17 (27.4%)

   Afternoon

26 (31.3%)

20 (32.3%)

   Evening

31 (37.3%)

26 (41.9%)

   Night

45 (54.2%)

37 (59.7%)

Post-intervention (=t1)

45 (52.3%)*

40 (69.0%)*

   Morning

28 (32.6%)

21 (36.2%)

   Afternoon

25 (29.1%)

21 (36.2%)

   Evening

24 (27.9%)

23 (39.7%)

   Night

45 (52.3%)*

40 (69.0%)*

  1. *Indicates statistically significant difference between experimental and control group tested with chi-square test, P-value ≤ 0.05