Institute for Health and Welfare (THL): Specialised healthcare
Keywords
hospital care
mental health
psychiatric inpatient care
compulsory treatment
psychiatry
Classifications
Geographical classification
Region, area for the regional state administrative agency, hospital district, university hospital special responsibility area, major region, Mainland Finland/Åland, whole country
Classification by sex
male, female, combined
Age classification
65 years and older
Data content
The indicator gives the number of patients aged 65 and over who have been subject to coercive measures during the year under review. This includes the following coercive measures: isolation, using restraints, compulsory injections and keeping patients in place to keep them calm.
Interpretation
Restrictions
Individual level data in the Care Register for Social Welfare and Health Care are confidential. For the sake of privacy protection, no municipality level data with less than five cases are published.
Additional information
THL: Care Register for Social Welfare and Health Care; statistics on institutional care
