Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients With Dementia in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes
Gerlach LB, Maust DT, Kales HC, Chang M, Kim HM, Wiechers IR, Zivin K. Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients With Dementia in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 179: 544-552. PMID: 35615813, PMCID: PMC9349465, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21060591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCNS-active medicationsVHA Nursing HomesNursing homesAnxiolytic prescribingOverall prescribingVeterans Health Administration nursing homesNursing home patientsNursing home residentsInterrupted time series designAntipsychotic reductionQuarterly prevalenceMedication classesOpioid medicationsAntidepressant prescribingAntipsychotic useMedication prescribingHome patientsPsychotropic medicationsLabel useHome residentsSimilar riskMedicationsPrescribingHealth Administration