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Effectiveness of enhanced post-restraint debriefing in reducing repeated physical restraint: a retrospective pilot study of psychiatric inpatient units in Hong Kong, China Cover

Effectiveness of enhanced post-restraint debriefing in reducing repeated physical restraint: a retrospective pilot study of psychiatric inpatient units in Hong Kong, China

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|Jul 2026

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects_

ItemsMale (n = 89)Female (n = 23)Total
Age, mean40.22 (SD = 13.99)39.17 (SD = 14.21)40.17 (SD = 13.73)
Diagnosis
  Schizophrenia spectrum disorder54 (60.7%)054 (48.2%)
  Intellectual disability15 (16.9%)23 (100%)38 (33.9%)
  Bipolar disorder7 (7.9%)07 (6.3%)
  Substance use disorders4 (4.5%)04 (3.6%)
  Anxiety disorder4 (4.5%)04 (3.6%)
  Obsessive-compulsive disorder2 (2.2%)02 (1.8%)
  Other diagnoses3 (3.4%)03 (2.7%)
Reason for restraint (aggression toward)
  Co-inpatient34 (38.2%)6 (26.1%)40 (35.7%)
  Staff30 (33.7%)8 (34.8%)38 (33.9%)
  Property9 (10.1%)2 (8.7%)11 (9.8%)
  Mixed16 (18.0%)7 (30.4%)23 (20.5%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2026-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 199 - 204
Submitted on: Sep 5, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 11, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Sui Lung Wong, Pui Wong, Yun Yu Leung, Chun Hang Taiang, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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