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Table 3 Number of mechanical restraint and seclusion per affected case in seven German and seven Swiss psychiatric hospitals

From: The use of mechanical restraint and seclusion in patients with schizophrenia: A comparison of the practice in Germany and Switzerland

Number of interventions per affected case

 

Mechanical restraint

Seclusion

 

Germany (number of hospitals = 7)

Switzerland (number of hospitals = 6)

Germany (number of hospitals = 7)

Switzerland (number of hospitals = 7)

mean

3.4

1.5

4.2

1.6

median

3.2*

1.2

4.0*

1.4

minimum

2.6

1.0

2.4

1.0

maximum

4.6

3.0

7.5

2.7

  1. In one Swiss hospital no mechanical restraint was used.
  2. *: p < .05
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Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

ISSN: 1745-0179