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Use of restraints on dementia patients: an ethical dilemma of a nursing staff in Israel
Chava Weiner, Nili Tabak, Rebecca Bergman. JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation, 2003-12-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The project exposes a discrepancy between the manner in which the nursing staff perceive use of restraints in an idealistic situation and in a realistic situation and the greater tendency to use restraints in the realistic situation than in the idealistic situation. The main contribution of the project is in revealing the conflict between the personal beliefs of the nursing staff and the nurses' perceptions of their institutional obligations. The project uncovered a discrepancy among the beliefs, the personal and professional values of the nursing staff, and their perception regarding the actual use of restraints in the daily work routine.
Key findings
- The project exposes a discrepancy between the manner in which the nursing staff perceive use of restraints in an idealistic situation and in a realistic situation and the greater tendency to use restraints in the realistic situation than in the idealistic situation.
- The main contribution of the project is in revealing the conflict between the personal beliefs of the nursing staff and the nurses' perceptions of their institutional obligations.
- The project uncovered a discrepancy among the beliefs, the personal and professional values of the nursing staff, and their perception regarding the actual use of restraints in the daily work routine.
Why it matters
This project exposed a discrepancy between how nursing staff perceived use of restraints in an idealistic situation versus a realistic situation, with a greater tendency to use restraints in the realistic situation. It revealed a conflict between the personal beliefs of the nursing staff and their perceptions of institutional obligations.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 26/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | JONA s Healthcare Law Ethics and Regulation: journal h-index 23 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2003 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 25 year(s) since 2003 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Rebecca Bergman: h-index 13 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Tel Aviv University: institution h-index 1,018 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 14660939) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 26 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Weiner, C., Tabak, N., & Bergman, R. (2003). Use of restraints on dementia patients: an ethical dilemma of a nursing staff in Israel. JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation. https://doi.org/10.1097/00128488-200312000-00007
Vancouver
Weiner C, Tabak N, Bergman R. Use of restraints on dementia patients: an ethical dilemma of a nursing staff in Israel. JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation. 2003. doi:10.1097/00128488-200312000-00007. PMID: 14660939.
BibTeX
@article{weiner2003-14660939,
author = {Weiner, Chava and Tabak, Nili and Bergman, Rebecca},
title = {{Use of restraints on dementia patients: an ethical dilemma of a nursing staff in Israel}},
journal = {JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation},
year = {2003},
doi = {10.1097/00128488-200312000-00007},
pmid = {14660939},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/00128488-200312000-00007}
}
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