TABLE 3.
Opinions of nursing staff regarding degree of discomfort to use physical restraint
| Measure a | Values M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Wrist restrain | 2.49 (0.65) |
| Ankle restraint | 2.47 (0.66) |
| Tight sheet (a sheet over belly and upper legs that is tightened firmly under the mattress at both sides of the bed) | 2.43 (0.66) |
| Vest restraint | 2.37 (0.65) |
| Special sheet (fitted sheet including a coat enclosing the mattress) | 2.27 (0.62) |
| Belt (all materials attached or adjacent to the waist) | 2.01 (0.67) |
| Chair on a board (a chair whose legs are fixed to a board) | 1.81 (0.75) |
| Sleep suit (clothing that deters a person from self‐undressing) | 1.75 (0.74) |
| Bedroom door locked | 1.71 (0.77) |
| (Geri) chair preventing rising (deep or overturned/reclined chair) | 1.52 (0.59) |
| Ward/Unit door locked | 1.49 (0.69) |
| (Wheel)/(Geri) chair with a locked tray table | 1.47 (0.54) |
| Camera surveillance | 1.34 (0.62) |
| Infrared barrier alarm system | 1.29 (0.61) |
| Full length both sided bedrails | 1.28 (0.53) |
| Sensor alarm (include in‐bed sensor mats, floor sensor mats and optiseats) | 1.22 (0.50) |
| Full length one sided bedrail | 1.22 (0.45) |
| All measures b | 1.78 (0.36) |
a
Items were rated on a 3‐point Likert scale indicating 1 as not discomforting, 2 as moderately discomforting, and 3 as very discomforting. Values are means (standard deviations).
b
“All measures” refers to the global average (standard deviation) of all restraint measures above.