Individual and organisational factors associated with the use of seclusion in disability services

Autor: Ben Richardson, Lynne Webber, Frank Lambrick
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 39:315-322
ISSN: 1469-9532
1366-8250
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2014.937326
Popis: Background Seclusion is a restrictive intervention that results in some form of containment and social isolation of a person from others. Little is known about the relationships between individual and organisation factors and the use of seclusion in disability services.Method The reported use of seclusion in disability services in Victoria, Australia, was examined over a 3-year period, with a focus on the characteristics of those who were secluded (n = 146) and the characteristics of organisations that reported seclusion compared to others who were reported to be restrained but not secluded (n = 2,482).Results Results from a logistic regression showed that the individual factors of age, the presence of autism and/or a psychiatric disorder put people at risk of being secluded. In terms of organisational factors, receiving accommodation services in institutions or in the community and the location of the organisation were risk factors.Conclusions The findings are consistent with previous research bu...
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