Black patients are 1.31 times more likely to be restrained in emergency departments than white patients are, and they’re 1.27 times more likely to be restrained than all non-Black patients, according to the study.
Past research that tracked race and ethnicity alongside restraint in emergency departments has found a similar correlation, but many of these studies are based at one facility or health system. This meta-analysis included six studies to apply a national lens to the trend.
The research also found that, among four of the six studies, Hispanic patients had a lower prevalence of restraint than non-Hispanic patients.
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