To determine factors associated with the antipsychotic (AP) prescription for people with dementia (PwD) recently admitted to institutional long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to ascertain differences in the use of this medication in 8 European countries.
Explore community- and resident-level characteristics associated with polypharmacy and use of cognition-enhancing, antipsychotic, and opioid medications among a statewide representative sample of assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) residents.
Investigate how assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) and memory care (MC) contexts are associated with the 90-day prevalence of antipsychotic medication use (APU), considered a quality measure in long-term care.
To investigate the prevalence of and sociodemographic factors associated with potentially high-risk antipsychotic use in people living with dementia in Australia.
Despite limited efficacy and significant safety concerns, antipsychotic medications are frequently used to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in long-term residential care. This study evaluates the sustained reduction of antipsychotic use for BPSD through a deprescribing interve...
Little evidence exists on the accuracy of the Minimum Data Set (MDS)–based medication items. We compared quarterly rates of antipsychotic, antidepressant, and hypnotic use between the MDS and Part D Prescription Drug Event file (PDE) in 2018.
To quantify geographic variation in anticoagulant use and explore what resident, nursing home, and county characteristics were associated with anticoagulant use in a clinically complex population.
More than two-thirds of assisted living (AL) residents have dementia or cognitive impairment and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for behavioral disturbances. As AL communities are regulated by state-level policies, which vary significantly regarding the care for people with dementia, we examined how...