Psychotropic drug use in long-term care facilities: A review of the literature

Charlene Harrington; Catherine Tompkins; Mike Curtis; Leslie Grant

doi:10.1093/geront/32.6.822

Psychotropic drug use in long-term care facilities: A review of the literature

Charlene Harrington, Catherine Tompkins, Mike Curtis, Leslie Grant

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Abstract

We reviewed 19 studies of psychotropic drug use for residents of long-term care facilities, located through a MEDLINE search of the literature published between 1978 and 1990. The review compares each study in terms of its sample, research design, and findings. The studies reviewed found that a substantial proportion of nursing home residents are taking psychotropic drugs on a regular, long-term basis and this usage is accompanied by prescribing and monitoring problems and many potential adverse risks.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	822-833
Number of pages	12
Journal	Gerontologist
Volume	32
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/32.6.822
State	Published - Dec 1992
Externally published	Yes

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1This research was supported by a grant from the San Francisco Foundation and California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. The interpretations and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the funding source. We acknowledge the assistance of Pat McGinnis, director of the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, in making this project possible. department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Institute for Health & Aging, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco 94143. Assistant professor, Division of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.

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Drug outcomes
Nursing homes
Psychoactive drugs

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