Review: nurses predominantly have negative feelings towards the use of physical restraints in geriatric care, though some still perceive a need in clinical practice

Commentary on : Möhler R, Meyer G. Attitudes of nurses towards the use of physical restraints in geriatric care: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies. Int J Nurs Stud 2014;51:274–88.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] Physical restraints (eg, belts, full enclosed bedrails) are still commonly used in the care of older people. However, there is a large variation in restraint use that … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DInt%2BJ%2BNurs%2BStud%26rft.volume%253D51%26rft.spage%253D274%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1016%252Fj.ijnurstu.2013.10.004%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F24176718%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.004&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=24176718&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F18%2F2%2F64.atom