The Effect of use of restraints on daily activities of the elderly,

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Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Kolb, Deborah Lynn
Title The Effect of use of restraints on daily activities of the elderly,
Date 1981-06
Description The relationship between the age of an individual in restraints and his ability to perform the activities of daily living (ADL) was studied. A demographic tool and ADL scale were administered at 5, 10, and 15 days after an elderly individual was placed in restraints. The scales were filled out by the nurses who were care for each of the 25 subjects. Age and the ADL scale scores were then correlated to assess the degree of relationship between the two variables. No significant relationship was found. This may have been due to the small sample size or to the uneven distribution of men and women throughout the age continuum. The ADL scores over time were also analyzed with respect to demographic variable. Activities organized by the staff for the subject had a week positive correlation to the score at day five (p<.05). Lack of strong relationship may be due to the fact that the subjects’ activities were not varied day to day. Finally, test scores were analyzed for change over time, which provided the most significant results of the study. Analysis showed that over a 15-day period of restrains, the subject showed a decrease in the ability to perform the activities of daily living.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Nursing; Statistics
Subject MESH Restraint, Physical; Aged
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "The Effect of use of restraints on daily activities of the elderly." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "The Effect of use of restraints on daily activities of the elderly." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RC 39.5 1981 K64.
Rights Management © Deborah Lynn Kolb.
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier us-etd2,11539
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Setname ir_etd
ID 193467
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6988nng
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