ArticleClinical interventions in aging2017
Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey.
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- What Makes Deprescription of Psychotropic Drugs in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia so Challenging? A Qualitative Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators.Drugs & aging · 2021Pooled it
- Medication review plus person-centred care: a feasibility study of a pharmacy-health psychology dual intervention to improve care for people living with dementia.BMC psychiatry · 2018Trial
- Behavioural analysis of factors influencing prescribing for neurodegenerative diseases: A rapid review.PloS one · 2025Review
- Psychotropic medications versus non-pharmacologic approaches for managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in Australian aged care residents with dementia: general practitioners' and physicians' perspectives.Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding non-pharmacologic interventions for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- PROTOCOL: Factors influencing the implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential aged care homes: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Psychotropic drug use among older people with major neurocognitive disorder: a cross-sectional study based on Swedish national registries.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Article
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- Person-centered, non-pharmacological intervention in reducing psychotropic medications use among residents with dementia in Australian rural aged care homes.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
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- General practitioners' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: A mixed-methods systematic review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2018Review
- Development of a tool for monitoring the prescribing of antipsychotic medications to people with dementia in general practice: a modified eDelphi consensus study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the prescribing of psychotropic medication by general practitioners (GPs) to nursing home residents with dementia. SUBJECTS AND
methodsGPs with experience in nursing homes were recruited through professional body newsletter advertising, while 1,000 randomly selected GPs from southeastern Australia were invited to participate, along with a targeted group of GPs in Tasmania. An anonymous survey was used to collect GPs' opinions.
resultsA lack of nursing staff and resources was cited as the major barrier to GPs recommending non-pharmacological techniques for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD; cited by 55%; 78/141), and increasing staff levels at the nursing home ranked as the most important factor to reduce the usage of psychotropic agents (cited by 60%; 76/126).
conclusionAccording to GPs, strategies to reduce the reliance on psychotropic medication by nursing home residents should be directed toward improved staffing and resources at the facilities.
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