The influence of staffing levels on the use of seclusion |
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Authors: | Janssen Wim Noorthoorn Eric Linge Roland van Lendemeijer Bert |
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Affiliation: | GGNet, Warnsveld, The Netherlands. wim.janssen@ggnet.nl |
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Abstract: | This study focussed on the relationship between the use of seclusion and staff characteristics, such as number of nurses on shift, male-female staff ratio, level of education and level of work experience. A retrospective analysis of staff characteristics was applied to administrative data from ten wards in four mid-sized general psychiatric hospitals in the Netherlands. The data show that two variables were associated with seclusion rates: the male-female staff ratio and the variability in team's work experience. More female and less male nurses in a shift and less variability in team's work experience predicted an increase in seclusion rates. |
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