REDUCING ANTIPSYCHOTIC USE IN LONG-TERM CARE: CONSIDERING THE ROLE OF CULTURE OF CARE AND INFORMAL COMMUNICATION

Abstract Persons living with dementia-related disorders (PwD) can experience challenging behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD) as their illness progresses. There is a continued reliance on antipsychotic drugs (APD) in long-term care to manage this issue despite the well-documented risks of a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Innovation in aging 2019-11, Vol.3 (Supplement_1), p.S434-S434
Hauptverfasser: Smith, Andre, Kurucz, Sue, Erb, Tara, Kampen, Ruth
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Sprache:eng
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