Reducing inappropriate psychotropic drug use in nursing home residents with dementia: protocol for participatory action research in a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Reducing inappropriate psychotropic drug use in nursing home residents with dementia: protocol for participatory action research in a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Abstract Background Psychotropic drugs are often prescribed to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents with dementia, despite having limited efficacy and considerable side effects. To reduce the inappropriate prescribing of these psychotropic drugs, various non-pharmacological, psy...

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Main Authors: Claudia M. Groot Kormelinck, Charlotte F. van Teunenbroek, Boudewijn J. Kollen, Margreet Reitsma, Debby L. Gerritsen, Martin Smalbrugge, Sytse U. Zuidema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Inappropriate psychotropic drug use
Dementia
Nursing home
Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Implementation
Psychosocial interventions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2291-4

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