Antipsychotic prescribing patterns in care homes and relationship with dementia

被引：18

作者：

Alldred, David P. ^{[1
]}

Petty, Duncan R. ^{[2
]}

Bowie, Peter ^{[3
]}

Zermansky, Arnold G. ^{[4
]}

Raynor, David K. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Healthcare, Pharm Practice & Med Management Grp, BainesWing, Leeds LS2 9UT, W Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Leeds, Pharm Practice & Med Management Grp, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England

[3] Older Peoples Mental Hlth Dept, Longley Ctr, Norwood, MA USA

[4] Univ Leeds, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

PSYCHIATRIC BULLETIN | 2007年 / 31卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1192/pb.bp.106.012880

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

AIMS AND METHOD To determine the prescribing patterns for antipsychotics in care homes for the elderly, a cross-sectional study was carried out using data from the intervention group of a randomised controlled trial of medication review in care homes. RESULTS Of 331 residents studied, 67 (20%) were prescribed an antipsychotic (70% atypical); 57 of these (85%) did not have a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. The antipsychotic prescribing rate was 32% (46 out of 146) for those with dementia and 10% (17 out of 174) for those without dementia. A quarter (82 out of 331) had received amedication review by the general practitioner in the preceding 12 months. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS One-fifth of residents were prescribed an antipsychotic with little evidence of review. Systems should ensure residents' treatment is reviewed regularly.

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