Table 1.

Semi-structured interview guide.

Our project involves updating resources for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) which supports aged care providers, health practitioners and caregivers and wherever possible, consumers, to make informed decisions about restraint. To start with can I ask you what the term ‘restraint’ means to you in the context of providing care to older people? In your opinion do most people you work with have the same definition—or do you think that other people have a different definition of what constitutes restraint? Do you think the practice of restraining people occurs commonly in aged care? I sent you a copy of the restraint decision making tool—did you have a read through it? What do you think about the current tool for restraint use? Could you provide an example of a case when restraint might be needed? Could you describe this case for me? (then ask questions to find out things such as what happened? What did the staff do? Was this effective? What else was tried? etc?) With this case, do you think you were supported by the organisation’s policy? Along a similar theme, what are your thoughts about the new restraint amendments to the Aged care Legislation? These are all the questions I have listed—but would you like to add any other comments about this topic?