Background Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are frequently
experienced in the nursing home setting and place a substantial burden on patients …

Aim Increasing evidence from experimental studies and clinical observations suggests that
drugs with anticholinergic properties can cause physical and mental impairment. The aim of …

Objective Inappropriate drug prescription is a common problem in people living in nursing
homes and is linked to adverse health outcomes. This study assessed the effect of an …

Polypharmacy is a major health issue, particularly in older people in nursing homes. 1 e5 It
has been identified as an area in nursing homes in which there is a major need for research …

Conclusions As there are numerous management strategies for MCI, it would appear that
physicians should screen for the condition. Unfortunately, the brief interview for mental …

Drug safety, polypharmacy, and deprescribing are important issues in post-acute and long-
term care medicine and therefore also of great interest to JAMDA's editors and readers. This …

22. Tamura BK, Bell CL, Lubimir K, et al. Physician intervention for medication reduction in a
nursing home: The polypharmacy outcomes project. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2011; 12: 326-330 …

Polypharmacy is the use of multiple drugs by a patient, although there is not a universally
accepted definition. According to several authors, the use of greater than or equal to 5 drugs …

Background Older people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are at a higher
risk of suffering fractures than the community-dwelling older population. The first Consensus …

Previously in your Journal, we have stressed the problems associated with medications in
long-term care. 1 e12 In this issue, we have 6 further articles stressing the problems of …