Table 1 Types of restrictive practices used in nursing homes in Ireland in 2020
From: Incidence and type of restrictive practice use in nursing homes in Ireland
Category | Type | Frequency | % Contribution to Category | Incidence (All NHa)/Per 1000 Residents | Incidence (NHa that reported RPb)/Per 1000 Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Bedrails | 16,843 | 63.7 | 587.6 | 679.1 |
Bed bumpers | 3508 | 13.3 | 122.4 | 141.4 | |
Other - physical | 3284 | 12.4 | 114.6 | 132.4 | |
Lap belt | 1772 | 6.7 | 61.8 | 71.4 | |
Chair | 889 | 3.4 | 31.0 | 35.8 | |
Lap tray / table | 145 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | |
Total physical | 26,441 | 100 | 922.5 | 1065.9 | |
Environmental | Door lock | 29,296 | 77.1 | 1022 | 1181.2 |
Window lock | 4906 | 12.9 | 171.2 | 197.8 | |
Other - environmental | 3477 | 9.2 | 121.3 | 140.2 | |
Seclusion | 288 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 11.6 | |
Total environmental | 37,967 | 100 | 1324.5 | 1530.8 | |
Chemical | Drug not specified | 3449 | 85.2 | 120.3 | 139.1 |
Antipsychotics | 294 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 11.9 | |
Anxiolytics | 233 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 9.4 | |
Hypnotics and sedatives | 48 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
Antiepileptics | 12 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
Antidepressants | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Opioids | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Antidementia drugs | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Dopaminergic agents | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Total chemical | 4048 | 100 | 141.1 | 163.2 | |
Other | Privacy | 722 | 32.7 | 25.2 | 29.1 |
Covid-19 protective measures | 634 | 28.7 | 22.1 | 25.6 | |
Liberty & autonomy | 278 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 11.2 | |
Physical restraint - other | 235 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 9.5 | |
Environmental restraint - other | 136 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | |
Mobility | 82 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | |
Safety | 78 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
Restraint not specified | 40 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
Chemical restraint - other | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Total other | 2207 | 100 | 77 | 89 | |
Total any restrictive practice | 70,663 | 100 | 2465.1 | 2848.9 |