Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey

Justin M Cousins, Luke RE Bereznicki, Nick B Cooling, Gregory M Peterson School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia Objective: The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the prescribing of psychotropic medication by general practitioners (...

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Autores principales:	Cousins JM, Bereznicki LRE, Cooling NB, Peterson GM
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2017
Materias:	Dementia nursing homes general practitioners antipsychotic agents benzodiazepines Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:74bf53c262b446baa27b04635a0421882021-12-02T03:42:33ZPrescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/74bf53c262b446baa27b04635a0421882017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/prescribing-of-psychotropic-medication-for-nursing-home-residents-with-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Justin M Cousins, Luke RE Bereznicki, Nick B Cooling, Gregory M Peterson School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia Objective: The 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 methods: GPs with experience in nursing homes were recruited through professional body newsletter advertising, while 1,000 randomly selected GPs from south-eastern Australia were invited to participate, along with a targeted group of GPs in Tasmania. An anonymous survey was used to collect GPs’ opinions.Results: A 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).Conclusion: According 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. Keywords: dementia, nursing homes, general practitioners, antipsychotic agents, benzodiazepinesCousins JMBereznicki LRECooling NBPeterson GMDove Medical PressarticleDementianursing homesgeneral practitionersantipsychotic agentsbenzodiazepinesGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 12, Pp 1573-1578 (2017)
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description	Justin M Cousins, Luke RE Bereznicki, Nick B Cooling, Gregory M Peterson School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia Objective: The 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 methods: GPs with experience in nursing homes were recruited through professional body newsletter advertising, while 1,000 randomly selected GPs from south-eastern Australia were invited to participate, along with a targeted group of GPs in Tasmania. An anonymous survey was used to collect GPs’ opinions.Results: A 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).Conclusion: According 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. Keywords: dementia, nursing homes, general practitioners, antipsychotic agents, benzodiazepines
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title	Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey
title_short	Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey
title_full	Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey
title_fullStr	Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey
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publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2017
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Prescribing of psychotropic medication for nursing home residents with dementia: a general practitioner survey

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