Table 3 The restraint intensity of psycho-geriatric nursing home residents by group over time (absolute numbers and (%))
Experimental group (n= 72) | Control group (n= 54) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
At baseline | Post-intervention | At baseline | Post-intervention | |
Not restrained | 33 (45.8%) | 32 (44.4%) | 24 (44.4%) | 16 (29.6%) |
Once restrained | 12 (16.7%) | 13 (18.1%) | 10 (18.5%) | 15 (27.8%) |
Twice restrained | 6 (8.3%) | 3 (4.2%) | 5 (9.3%) | 1 (1.9%) |
Three times restrained | 4 (5.6%) | 2 (2.8%) | 4 (7.4%) | 3 (5.6%) |
Four times restrained | 17 (23.6%) | 22 (30.6%) | 11 (20.4%) | 19 (35.2%) |
Mean restraint intensity | 1.44 | 1.57 | 1.41* | 1.89* |
(sd = 1.652) | (sd = 1.751) | (sd = 1.596) | (sd = 1.723) | |