Association of Race/Ethnicity and Other Demographic Characteristics With Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2035241. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35241.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the association of race/ethnicity and other demographic factors with risk of receiving physical restraint during an emergency department (ED) visit.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
  • Connecticut
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Demography
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Female
  • Healthcare Disparities / ethnology*
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Restraint, Physical*
  • Sex Factors