ArticleJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2012
Antidepressant prescribing patterns in the nursing home: second-generation issues revisited.
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- BE-ACTIV for depression in nursing homes: primary outcomes of a randomized clinical trial.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2015Trial
- Antidepressant Use Among US Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Concordance of self- and informant-rated depressive symptoms in nursing home residents with Dementia: cross-sectional findings.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Psychoactive medication use and risk of suicide in long-term care facility residents.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2022Article
- Use of antidepressant medications among older adults in European long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional analysis from the SHELTER study.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Use of Central Nervous System (CNS) Medicines in Aged Care Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Body mass index moderates the relationship between C-reactive protein and depressive symptoms: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Factors associated with antidepressant use in residents with and without dementia in Australian aged care facilities.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2016Article
- Antidepressant Prescribing Patterns in Heart Failure Patients at Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of research in pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe object of this study was to provide an updated evaluation of the quality of antidepressant management and prescribing patterns in nursing homes in the context of organizational and resident factors.
designPearson correlation and chi-square analyses were conducted using information gathered from random nursing home charts.
settingNursing home facilities in and around the Louisville, KY, metropolitan area (n = 10).
participantsChart reviews were randomly chosen for 20% of long term care resident records in participating homes (n = 209). MEASUREMENTS: Demographic information, documentation of depression diagnoses, and antidepressant prescribing patterns were evaluated using the Quality of Depression Management and Antidepressant Prescribing rating scale and information found in the Minimum Data Set 2.0.
resultsOf the sample, 59.8% was prescribed antidepressants at the time of the chart review; 205 chart reviews indicated the absence or presence of a depression diagnosis. For those with documented depression diagnoses (n = 126), nearly one-quarter were not prescribed antidepressants. Of 79 chart reviews indicating no depression diagnosis, nearly a third were receiving an antidepressant. Documentation related to changes in dosing, the presence or absence of side effects, or reasons for continuation were suboptimal.
conclusionDiscrepancy between antidepressant prescribing and the presence/absence of depression diagnoses continue to exist for nursing home residents. The quality of antidepressant documentation in nursing home charts continues to be inadequate. Future research should aim to explore possible solutions to these discrepancies and deficiencies in documentation.
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