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17244005

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
The general aim was to describe the frequency of and the reasons for locked doors at wards within Swedish psychiatric care. A questionnaire was answered by 193 ward managers. The findings demonstrated that 73% (n = 193) of the wards were locked on the day of investigation. Wards were sometimes locked in the absence of committed patients and sometimes open in the presence of committed patients. Wards were more often locked if at least one committed patient was present. Fewer wards for children and adolescents, than for adults and old people, were locked. More wards in the areas of Sweden's three largest cities, than in the rest of the country, were locked. Fourteen categories of reasons for locking wards were generated by a content analysis of answers to an open-ended question. Most answers were categorized as: prevent patients from escaping, legislation, provide patients and others with safety and security, prevent import and unwelcome visits, and staff's need of control. Staff working in psychiatric care ought to reflect upon and articulate reasons for, and decisions about, locking or opening entrance doors, with the limitation of patients' freedom in mind.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1351-0126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychiatric care behind locked doors. A study regarding the frequency of and the reasons for locked psychiatric wards in Sweden.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section of Caring Sciences, University Hospital, University of Uppsala, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. kristina.haglund@uaspsyk.uu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article