Table 1 Perceptions of Restraint Use Questionnaire (PRUQ)

Q1 Protecting an older person from falling out of bed?

Q2 Protecting an older person from falling out of chair?

Q3 Protecting an older person from unsafe ambulation?

Q4 Preventing an older person from wandering?

Q5 Preventing an older person from taking things from others?

Q6 Preventing an older person from getting into dangerous places or supplies?

Q7 Keeping a confused older person from bothering others?

Q8 Preventing an older person from pulling out catheter?

Q9 Preventing an older person from pulling out a feeding tube?

Q10 Preventing an older person from pulling out an IV line?

Q11 Preventing an older person from breaking open sutures?

Q12 Preventing an older person from removing a dressing?

Q13 Providing quiet time or rest for an overactive older person?

Q14 Providing for safety when judgment is impaired?

Q15 Substituting for staff observation?

Q16 Protecting staff or other patients from physical abusiveness/combativeness?

Q17 Managing agitation?