JAMDA
February 21, 2023
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JAMDA
February 6, 2022
Potential Unintended Consequences of Antipsychotic Reduction in Ontario Nursing Homes
Antipsychotic reduction in nursing homes has been a focus of research and policy attention for several decades; however, there is evidence that these initiatives may have had unintended consequences, such as medication substitution and changes in diagnosis coding. Our objectives were to describe temporal c...
JAMDA
April 20, 2023
Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing by the Degree of Physician Specialization in Nursing Home Practice: An Observational Study
The use of anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and other potentially harmful medications (PHMs) is associated with particularly poor outcomes in nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Our objective was to compare PHM prescribing by NH physicia...
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Potentially Inappropriate Drug Prescribing and Associated Factors in Nursing Homes
Polymedication is frequent in nursing home (NH) residents. This increases the risk of potentially inappropriate drug prescribing (PIDP), which can lead to adverse drug events, such as falls and hospitalization.
JAMDA
October 25, 2018
Potentially Inappropriate Medications and Polypharmacy
JAMDA
October 13, 2021
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Prostatic Hyperplasia in Older Persons
In the context of improved medication management of older patients, we wished to evaluate the overprescription of potentially inappropriate drugs [α1-blockers and 5α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARI)] for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). These drugs are considered by geriatricians to increase the risk of fall...
JAMDA
July 25, 2018
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Belgian Nursing Homes: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Our aim was to describe the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in Belgian nursing homes and to identify characteristics of residents, general practitioners (GPs), and nursing homes (NHs) that are associated with the number of PIMs and PPOs....
JAMDA
September 21, 2023
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Long-Term Care and its Relationship With Probable Delirium
This study examined potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) of medication and its association with probable delirium among long-term care (LTC) residents in Ontario, Canada.
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
PQRS, VM: Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Caring for the Ages
April 26, 2023