Testad 2010.
Methods | Cluster‐randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | Country: Norway 4 nursing homes; region Rogaland. Participants: persons with dementia diagnosis (Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) score ≥ 4) |
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Interventions | Intervention: educational intervention plus guidance Control: usual care |
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Outcomes | Physical restraints status (separated in interactional and structural restraints), Agitation (CMAI) |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
No baseline imbalance between groups | High risk | |
No loss of clusters bias | Low risk | |
Outcome assessors blinded to treatment allocation | Low risk | |
No recruitment bias | Unclear risk | Unclear |
Methods of analysis adequate for cluster‐randomised trials | High risk |