TABLE 2.
Opinions of nurses regarding degree of restrictiveness of physical restraint
| Measure a |
Values M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Wrist restrain | 2.60 (0.57) |
| Ankle restraint | 2.54 (0.58) |
| Tight sheet (a sheet over belly and upper legs that is tightened firmly under the mattress at both sides of the bed) | 2.51 (0.55) |
| Vest restraint | 2.50 (0.56) |
| Special sheet (fitted sheet including a coat enclosing the mattress) | 2.39 (0.61) |
| Belt (all materials attached or adjacent to the waist) | 2.17 (0.56) |
| Bedroom door locked | 2.02 (0.70) |
| Chair on a board (a chair whose legs are fixed to a board) | 1.93 (0.69) |
| Sleep suit (clothing that deters a person from self‐undressing) | 1.85 (0.74) |
| Ward/Unit door locked | 1.79 (0.72) |
| (Wheel)/(Geri) chair with a locked tray table | 1.76 (0.55) |
| (Geri) chair preventing rising (deep or overturned/reclined chair) | 1.71 (0.57) |
| Full length both sided bedrails | 1.70 (0.62) |
| Infrared barrier alarm system | 1.41 (0.65) |
| Sensor alarm (include in‐bed sensor mats, floor sensor mats and optiseats) | 1.35 (0.59) |
| Camera surveillance | 1.33 (0.62) |
| Full length one sided bedrail | 1.30 (0.51) |
| All measures b | 1.93 (0.30) |
a
Items were rated on a 3‐point Likert scale indicating 1 as not restrictive, 2 as moderately restrictive and 3 as very restrictive. Values are means (standard deviations).
b
“All measures” refers to the global average (standard deviation) of all restraint measures above.