Time trends in psychotropic drug prescriptions in Dutch nursing home residents with dementia between 2003 and 2018

OBJECTIVE: Several European studies investigated the trends in psychotropic drug prescriptions (PDPs) among nursing home (NH) residents and reported a decline in antipsychotics prescriptions. Since the Dutch long-term care system differs from other European systems (e.g. higher threshold for NH admission and trained elderly care physicians), this study explores the trends in PDPs in Dutch NH residents with dementia. METHODS: The study used data from nine studies, comprising two cross-sectional studies, one cohort study, and six cluster-randomized controlled trials, collected in Dutch NHs betwe... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Du, Jiamin
Janus, Sarah
Voorthuis, Brenda
van Manen, Jeannette
Achterberg, Wilco
Smalbrugge, Martin
Zwijsen, Sandra
Gerritsen, Debby
Koopmans, Raymond
Zuidema, Sytse
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Du , J , Janus , S , Voorthuis , B , van Manen , J , Achterberg , W , Smalbrugge , M , Zwijsen , S , Gerritsen , D , Koopmans , R & Zuidema , S 2022 , ' Time trends in psychotropic drug prescriptions in Dutch nursing home residents with dementia between 2003 and 2018 ' , International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , vol. 37 , no. 4 , pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5697
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27059692
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/d61b3d3a-a560-4e43-a023-c68b78a23238