Erschienen in:
11.11.2019 | Concise Research Report
Reducing Psychotropic Use in Older Non-demented Spanish Care Home Residents: a Before-After Comparison of Three Methods
verfasst von:
Curtis L. Petersen, MPH, David Curto, MD, MBA, Manish K. Mishra, MD, MPH, Pedro Cano, MD, William B. Weeks, MD, PhD, MBA
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 1/2020
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Excerpt
Recognizing that Spain has the highest rate of antipsychotic prescribing in Western Europe,
1 the Spanish Geriatrics and Gerontology Society has encouraged reducing psychotropic medication use in long-term settings.
2 In a quality improvement effort designed to do that, we found that administration of any of 3 interventions—application of STOPP/START criteria, medication-focused team rounds (TR), or a decision aid (DA)—effectively reduced psychotropic use among older Spanish nursing home residents with dementia, though STOPP/START criteria application was most effective.
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