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Behavior management on an acute brain injury unit: evaluating the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary training program.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18815507     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To measure the effect of behavior management training on restraint use and prn medication delivery on an acute inpatient brain injury unit. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: Interdisciplinary staff and hospitalized brain injury patients on a 20-bed unit within a freestanding rehabilitation hospital. INTERVENTION: Staff participated in the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) program from the Crisis Prevention Institute. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Applied physical restraints and delivered prn medications. RESULTS: Despite comparable patient levels of agitation severity across the duration of the study, the use of physical restraints initially declined and then increased after training. Data collected on prn medication delivery also indicated a trend for an increase in the delivery of select medication categories across time. CONCLUSION: NCI training resulted in a temporary, short-lived reduction in physical restraint use, but had an inverse effect on prn medication delivery for select categories of medication. Medication delivery significantly increased over time and restraint use eventually exceeded baseline level. Ramifications of these results are discussed.
Authors:
Cynthia Beaulieu; Jeffrey C Wertheimer; Lee Pickett; Louise Spierre; Tonya Schnorbus; Wendy Healy; Candace Palmer; Amy Jones
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1550-509X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Head Trauma Rehabil     Publication Date:    2008 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-25     Completed Date:  2009-01-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8702552     Medline TA:  J Head Trauma Rehabil     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  304-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Brain Injury Program, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL 32216, USA. cynthia.beaulieu@brookshealth.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aggression*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
Anticonvulsants / administration & dosage
Antidepressive Agents / administration & dosage
Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
Behavior Therapy
Benzodiazepines / administration & dosage
Brain Injuries / psychology*,  rehabilitation*
Confusion
Crisis Intervention
Female
Humans
Inpatients / psychology
Inservice Training*
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Department, Hospital
Psychotic Disorders / rehabilitation
Restraint, Physical / statistics & numerical data*,  utilization
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; 0/Anticonvulsants; 0/Antidepressive Agents; 0/Antipsychotic Agents; 12794-10-4/Benzodiazepines

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