Koopmans R T
Huize Joachim en Anna, Nijmegen.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1991 Apr;22(2):45-50; discussion 50-2.
In a psychogeriatric nursing home with 252 patients, the policy concerned with so called protective measures was investigated. Protective measures, like physical restraints, guard patients, who are mentally incapable, from physical injury. In 69.1% of the patients one or more protective measures were applied. For most of the patients this was a daily application for a period of at least three months. One hundred and ten patients (43.6%) were continuously exposed, during 24 hours a day, to several protective measures. It is concluded that this policy does not satisfy the official Dutch Governmental requirements for the quality of mental health care. Factors that cause the use of protective measures are discussed.
在一家拥有252名患者的老年精神病疗养院，对所谓的保护措施政策进行了调查。保护措施，如身体约束，旨在保护无行为能力的患者免受身体伤害。69.1%的患者采用了一种或多种保护措施。对大多数患者来说，这是每天至少持续三个月的应用。110名患者（43.6%）一天24小时持续受到多种保护措施的约束。结论是，该政策不符合荷兰官方政府对精神卫生保健质量的要求。文中还讨论了导致使用保护措施的因素。
