Physical restraints in nursing homes: A qualitative study with multiple stakeholders.

Aim: This study aims to understand the perceptions regarding physical restraints of the elder-care professional's stakeholders.

Design: A qualitative methodology was employed.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a convenient sample of 19 participants, which included nursing homes' managers, nurses and physicians; law, ethics, quality or patient rights' protection experts in care and public servers with responsibilities in the field.

On-call-related sleep deprivation and hypomania in healthcare workers.

Objective: Acute sleep deprivation can induce antidepressant effects. We hypothesized that overnight calls can trigger symptoms of hypomania during the post-on-call period.

Methods: Online anonymous cross-sectional survey among Spanish-speaking healthcare professionals, including the Hypomania Symptom Checklist-32 (HCL-32).

Analysis of obstetrics and gynecology professional liability claims in Catalonia, Spain (1986-2010).

Objective: To identify relevant factors involved in obstetrics and gynecology (OG) professional liability claims to help archive better management of risks.

Study Design: Analysis of 885 OG claims opened between 1986 and 2010, with the identification of the most common events leading to a claim, the economical and juridical characteristics of the claims, as well as the relevant trends over the study period.

Results: Most claims related to obstetrics.