National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes Campaign: State and Facility Strategies, Impact, and Antipsychotic Reduction Outcomes

Abstract Background and Objectives Antipsychotic medications have been widely used in nursing homes to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, despite significantly increased mortality risk. Use grew rapidly during the 2000s, reaching 23.9% of residents by 2011. A national campaign...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Innovation in aging 2020-05, Vol.4 (3), p.igaa018-igaa018, Article 018
Hauptverfasser:	Crystal, Stephen, Jarrín, Olga F, Rosenthal, Marsha, Hermida, Richard, Angell, Beth
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antipsychotic drugs Dementia Drug therapy Geriatrics & Gerontology Gerontology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Methods Nursing home care Original Quality management Science & Technology
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