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To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraint use among pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses and determine associated influencing factors.

August 16, 2026BMC NursingOpen Access

Influencing factors of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraints among pediatric ICU nurses: a multicenter survey

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RZRui ZhuGuizhou Normal University JZJie ZhangShanghai Medical College of Fudan University KMKening MaSichuan University

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Multicenter survey reveals training, rank, and younger age correlate with better physical restraint practices in pediatric ICU nurses, highlighting the need for targeted clinical education.

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To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraint use among pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses and determine associated influencing factors.
Conducted a multicenter cross-sectional survey via convenience sampling across 25 children’s hospitals (N=825 PICU nurses, response rate 97.05%).
Administered structured questionnaires evaluating demographic data and knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding physical restraints.
Analyzed predictors of physical restraint KAP scores using multiple linear regression.
The overall mean KAP score for physical restraints among pediatric ICU nurses was 75.67 ± 6.83 (knowledge: 7.67 ± 1.45; attitude: 30.00 ± 6.44; practice: 37.40 ± 3.29).
Multiple linear regression confirmed that age, professional title, and previous physical restraint training were significantly associated with total KAP scores (P < 0.05).
KAP scores were lower in nurses aged 31–40 (β = −1.524) and ≥50 (β = −4.109) compared to ages 20–30, whereas Senior Nurse title (β = 1.732) and training (β = 1.202) correlated with higher scores.

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Zhu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179eff2fb91fc834ad5ae https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-026-05238-y

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Multicenter survey reveals training, rank, and younger age correlate with better physical restraint practices in pediatric ICU nurses, highlighting the need for targeted clinical education.

Influencing factors of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraints among pediatric ICU nurses: a multicenter survey

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Influencing factors of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraints among pediatric ICU nurses: a multicenter survey

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