Pattern of prescription of psychotropics (antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines) in Western Australian residential aged care facilities

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作者：
Almutairi, Hend [1 ]
Stafford, Andrew [2 ]
Etherton-Beer, Christopher [3 ]
Flicker, Leon [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Western Australia, Med Sch, MRF Bldg,Level 6,Rear 50 Murray St,M577 UWA, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
[2] Curtin Med Sch, Fac Hlth Sci, Perth, WA, Australia
[3] UWA Med Sch, Perth, WA, Australia
[4] Royal Perth Hosp, Western Australian Ctr Hlth & Ageing UWA, Geriatr Med, Perth, WA, Australia
来源：
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL | 2021年 / 51卷 / 12期
关键词：
psychotropic; long-term care; dementia; older adult; nursing home; DOSE EQUIVALENTS;
D O I：
10.1111/imj.15608
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia are exhibited by up to 90% of residents in aged care facilities and are associated with a risk of inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs. This study examined the prevalence pattern of psychotropic drug use in 409 residents from 11 residential aged care facilities in Western Australia. Sixty-four (n = 64; 15.6%) residents were not prescribed any psychotropic drug, 345 (84.4%) were prescribed at least one psychotropic drug and between 4 and 10% were prescribed high doses, depending on the class of psychotropic. Despite increasing awareness of inappropriate psychotropic drug use in this population, targeted and effective interventions are required to improve psychotropic prescribing practices.
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页码：2140 / 2143
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