Reducing aggression in psychiatric wards using Safewards-A Polish study. Lickiewicz, J., Adamczyk, N., Hughes, P. P., Jagielski, P., Stawarz, B., & Makara-Studzińska, M. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 57(1):50–55, January, 2021. Number: 1
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PURPOSE: To reduce the use of mechanical restraints, Safewards was introduced to a ward in a psychiatric hospital in Poland. DESIGN AND METHODS: Three aspects of Safewards were applied for 8 months. The comparison time period was the same time frame of the previous year. FINDINGS: Restraint use dropped by 24%, and the number of patients restrained dropped 34%. The duration of restraint remained at 2.8 days per episode. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Simple techniques aimed at promoting positive interactions between staff and patients can reduce the frequency of restraints.
@article{lickiewicz_reducing_2021,
	title = {Reducing aggression in psychiatric wards using {Safewards}-{A} {Polish} study},
	volume = {57},
	issn = {1744-6163},
	doi = {10.1111/ppc.12523},
	abstract = {PURPOSE: To reduce the use of mechanical restraints, Safewards was introduced to a ward in a psychiatric hospital in Poland.
DESIGN AND METHODS: Three aspects of Safewards were applied for 8 months. The comparison time period was the same time frame of the previous year.
FINDINGS: Restraint use dropped by 24\%, and the number of patients restrained dropped 34\%. The duration of restraint remained at 2.8 days per episode.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Simple techniques aimed at promoting positive interactions between staff and patients can reduce the frequency of restraints.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Perspectives in Psychiatric Care},
	author = {Lickiewicz, Jakub and Adamczyk, Natalia and Hughes, Patricia Paulsen and Jagielski, Paweł and Stawarz, Barbara and Makara-Studzińska, Marta},
	month = jan,
	year = {2021},
	pmid = {32363654},
	note = {Number: 1},
	keywords = {AGGRESSION (Psychology), Aggression, DATA analysis software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, EVALUATION of human services programs, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, MANN Whitney U Test, MENTAL health, MENTAL illness, NONPARAMETRIC statistics, PATIENT-professional relations, POLAND, PSYCHIATRIC hospitals, PSYCHIATRIC treatment, Poland, Psychiatric Department, Hospital, RESEARCH funding, RESTRAINT of patients, Restraint, Physical, T-test (Statistics), VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE against medical personnel, restraints, violence},
	pages = {50--55},
}

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