Open AccessUse of physical restraints and psychotropic medications in Alzheimer special care units in nursing homes
Author(s) -
Charles D. Phillips,
Kathleen M. Spry,
Philip D. Sloane,
Catherine Hawes
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.90.1.92
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing homes , multinomial logistic regression , logistic regression , psychotropic drug , gerontology , multivariate analysis , matching (statistics) , environmental health , psychiatry , nursing , drug , pathology , machine learning , computer science
This study analyzed the use of mechanical restraints and psychotropic medication in Alzheimer special care units (SCUs) in nursing homes.