McKenzie Quinn, Eric Jutkowitz, Jennifer Primack, Katherine Lenger, James Rudolph, Thomas Trikalinos, Taylor Rickard, Htun Ja Mai, Ethan Balk, Kristin Konnyu
The use of seclusion to manage conflict behaviours in psychiatric inpatient settings is increasingly viewed as an intervention of last resort. Many protocols have, thus, been developed to reduce the practice. We conducted a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of protocols to reduce seclusion on process outcomes (e.g., seclusion, restraint), patient outcomes (e.g., injuries, aggressive incidents, satisfaction), and staff outcomes (e.g., injuries, satisfaction). We searched Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Register of Clinical Trials, PsycINFO, CINAHL, cairn...
January 9, 2024: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing