That same year, the Quebec Health Ministry released an updated guidebook on the proper use of restraints, sedation and isolation of patients. That guidebook warns that “under no circumstances ...

Researchers found that Japan had the most frequent use of restraints, in which patients’ limbs and bodies were strapped to their beds with special belts, numbering 120 cases per year for every ...

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How often patients were restrained varied in different areas of each country that participated in the survey. In Japan, the restraint ratio ranged from 16 to 244 patients, depending on the prefecture.

Human Rights Watch has called for greater staffing and training in Australian nursing homes, after investigating the use of chemical restraints for dementia patients.