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Table 1 Data about Restrained and Secluded Inpatients from the Literature

From: Clinical and demographic characteristics of secluded and mechanically restrained mentally ill patients: a retrospective study

Author (Ref.*)

Country

Number of patients

Study design

% restr.*

% secl.*

Duration of restr.* (h*)

Duration secl.* (h*)

Duration hosp.* (d*)

N previous hosp.*

Allen & Currier [36]

USA

No data

1 year study

71(abs* No.)

308 (abs* No.)

3.2

3.6

No data

No data

Betemps et al. [37]

USA

86 medical centers

1-year study

No data

–

Mean 25.6 M = 16.2

–

No data

No data

Chien et al. [19]

Hong Kong

30

qualitative exploratory study

–

–

Range 2–20 mean 8

–

No data

No data

Dumais et al. [20]

Canada

2721

2-year retrospective

17.5

23.2

Mean 22.4 (SD = 66.6)

Mean 134.3 (SD = 682.4)

Mean 118.1 (SD = 201.0)

No data

Kaltiala-Heino et al. [8]

Finland

1543

6-months retrospective study

3.8

6.6

No data

No data

No data

No data

Kaltiala-Heino et al. [5]

Finland

1543

retrospective chart review

7.2

23.9

Mean 19.4 (SD = 21.9)

Mean 35.8 (SD =76.8)

No data

No data

Keski-Valkama et al. [38]

Finland

1990–6417 1991–6103 1994–5785 1998–5170 2004–4859

Comparative structured postal survey from the national register

1.2 0.7 1.5 0.8 0.8

1.5 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.3

M = 6.7 M = 5.4 M = 6.7 M = 7.3 M = 7.0

M = 5.6 M = 9.0 M = 11.2 M = 12.1 M = 17.1

No data

No data

Korkeila et al. [27]

Finland

1543

6-months retrospective chart review

3.8

6.6

Cumulative 86

Cumulative 574

No data

No data

Kostecka & Zardecka [39]

Poland

414

Comparative study

15.7

–

Mean 7.95 (SD = 4)

–

No data

No data

LeGris et al. [9]

Canada

85

8-months

–

48.2

–

8.7 days

Mean 41 (SD = 31)

Mean 4.2 (SD = 6)

Martin et al. [40]

Germany

31,399

1-year study in 7 German and

49.9

50.1

Mean 9.6 (M = 9.3)

Mean 7.4 (M = 9.0)

No data

No data

Switzerland

7931

7 Swiss psych hospitalization

20.7

79.3

Mean 48.7 (M = 52.8)

Mean 55.0 (M = 55.1)

Odawara et al. [41]

Japan

1334

4- years retrospect study

18

–

Within 24 h or less 16.2% Within 2–3 days 24% Within 4–7 days 21.6% Within 8–14 days 14.1% Within 15–30 days 17.9% > 31 days 6.2%

–

Mean 51.4 (SD = 48.2)

2.2

Porat et al. [42]

Israel

1419

A month study in 9 government psychiatric hospitalization

14.2

–

5.4

–

No data

0–26 1–3- 23 4–9 – 21 10+ − 19

Thomas et al. [12]

UK

193

2-years admission cohort

–

44

–

No data

No data

Mean 3.08 (SD = 5.03)

Tunde-Ayinmode & Little [11]

Australia

253

1-year retrospective study

–

31

–

Mean 9 (SD = 10)

Mean 29 (SD = 22)

71% had prev. Hosp.

  1. Abs – absolute number, hosp – hospitalization Ref – references, restr – restraint, secl – seclusion, M – median;
  2. SD – standard deviation, h – hours, d - days