Application of body strait jacket design in mental patients
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2017.01.024
- VernacularTitle:人体约束衣的设计及在精神障碍患者中的应用
- Author:
Fang YAN
;
Yanmin ZHI
;
Jianying WANG
;
Ying LI
;
Shuanrong LI
- Keywords:
Mental Disorders;
Restraint,Physical;
Nursing Care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2017;52(1):111-114
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the application effect of self-developed strait jacket in mental patients.Methods A total of 200 mental patients meeting indications for protective restraint were selected from a tertiary first-class psychiatric hospital using convenience sampling,and were restrained using self-developed strait jackets,application effects and numbers of adverse events occurring during restraint were observed;patients' satisfaction with restraint tools was investigated as well.Results Cases of adverse events occurring during protective restraint were:3 patients developed dysaemia (1.50％),3 had self-injury (1.50％),4 were injured by others (2.00％),5 developed skin scratching (2.50％),7 threw off restraint by themselves (3.50％),13 presented violent and aggressive behaviors (6.50％),and no patient developed swelling of limbs.According to satisfaction survey,71.00％ of the patients demonstrated acceptance of this restraint tool,76.50％ felt comfortable,83.50％ held that this strait jacket could meet the needs of free activities,76.00％ felt safe,and satisfaction to body strait jacket came to 83.00％.Conclusion The manufacture of body strait jacket is simple and it is comfortable to wear,patient's compliance is high,and restraint effect is satisfactory;this body strait jacket reduces the incidence of adverse events,and improve patient's satisfaction to restraint tool.
