Table 3.

Perceived benefits of restrictive practices by group

Perceived benefit (valid N, %)	Consumers n (%)	Carers n (%)	Professional n (%)	Total N (%)	p-value
Physical restraint
Often/always increases consumer safety (N = 792, 68.9%)	170 (46.5%)	126 (60.9%)	158 (71.8%)	454 (57.3%)	<0.001
Often/always increases staff/others safety (N = 785, 68.3%)	202 (56.4%)	133 (64.9%)	160 (72.1%)	495 (63.1%)	0.001
Often/always sets behavioural boundaries (N = 761, 66.2%)	150 (43.9%)	110 (53.4%)	132 (62.0%)	392 (51.5%)	<0.001
Mechanical restraint
Often/always increases consumer safety (N = 742, 64.5%)	132 (39.0%)	108 (54.8%)	127 (61.3%)	367 (49.5%)	<0.001
Often/always increases staff/others safety (N = 738, 64.2%)	211 (63.2%)	131 (66.5%)	155 (74.9%)	497 (67.3%)	0.018
Often/always sets behavioural boundaries (N = 722, 62.8%)	114 (35.2%)	92 (46.2%)	100 (50.2%)	306 (42.3%)	0.001
Chemical restraint
Often/always increases consumer safety (N = 773, 67.2%)	195 (55.2%)	133 (65.2%)	167 (77.3%)	495 (64.0%)	<0.001
Often/always increases staff/others safety (N = 769, 66.9%)	236 (68.0%)	155 (76.0%)	187 (85.8%)	578 (75.2%)	<0.001
Often/always sets behavioural boundaries (N = 745, 64.8%)	119 (35.8%)	95 (47.0%)	104 (49.3%)	318 (42.7%)	0.003
Emotional restraint
Often/always increases consumer safety (N = 713, 62.0%)	64 (19.4%)	48 (25.3%)	58 (29.9%)	170 (23.8%)	0.022
Often/always increases staff/others safety (N = 706, 61.4%)	103 (32.0%)	66 (34.9%)	69 (35.4%)	238 (33.7%)	0.672
Often/always sets behavioural boundaries (N = 697, 60.6%)	87 (27.6%)	70 (36.7%)	65 (34.0%)	222 (31.9%)	0.080
Seclusion
Often/always increases consumer safety (N = 775, 67.4%)	156 (44.1%)	117 (57.1%)	154 (71.3%)	427 (55.1%)	<0.001
Often/always increases staff/others safety (N = 767, 66.7%)	214 (62.4%)	148 (72.2%)	187 (85.4%)	549 (71.6%)	<0.001
Often/always sets behavioural boundaries (N = 751, 65.3%)	150 (44.5%)	105 (52.0%)	135 (63.7%)	390 (51.9%)	<0.001