Effectiveness of the Weighted Blanket With Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study.
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DOI: 10.1177/10783903211026740
Abstract: BACKGROUND Restraint and seclusion continue to be used with patients demonstrating aggressive and violent behaviors while in the emergency department and as inpatients in behavioral health (BH) units. The use of sensory interventions such as… read more here.
Keywords: emergency department; weighted blanket; study; anxiety anger ... See more keywords
Weighted Blankets: Anxiety Reduction in Adult Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.
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DOI: 10.1188/20.cjon.360-368
Abstract: BACKGROUND Weighted blankets have been used as a deep touch pressure (DTP) tool to alleviate anxiety in many patient populations. Patients with cancer can experience anxiety related to diagnosis and treatments, such as chemotherapy infusions.… read more here.
Keywords: patients receiving; receiving chemotherapy; anxiety; weighted blanket ... See more keywords