[HTML][HTML] Benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics consumption in long-COVID-19 patients: Gender differences and associated factors

P Carrasco-Garrido, C Fernández-de-Las-Peñas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Psychotropic drug consumption has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We describe here the prevalence and identifying factors associated with Benzodiazepine …

Trends in the use of psychotropics in older people with dementia: interrupted time series of Finnish clinical guidelines of behavioural and psychological symptoms of …

M Rantsi, L Kortelainen, V Hyttinen, J Jyrkkä… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Up to 90% of people with dementia experience behavioural and psychological
symptoms of dementia (BPSD) as part of their illness. Psychotropics are not recommended …

Changes in the initiation of antipsychotics and trazodone over time: a cohort study of new admissions to nursing homes in Ontario, Canada

DA Harris, LC Maclagan, P Pequeno, A Iaboni… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate whether trazodone is being initiated in lieu of antipsychotics
following antipsychotic reduction efforts, this study described changes in medication …

An Updated Analysis of Psychotropic Medicine Utilisation in Older People in New Zealand from 2005 to 2019

PS Nishtala, TY Chyou - Drugs & Aging, 2022 - Springer
Background Psychotropic medicine utilisation in older adults continues to be of interest
because of overuse and concerns surrounding its safety and efficacy. Objective This study …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: The impact of medication reviews in multicomponent interventions and the consequences of the Covid …

MH Gedde - 2023 - bora.uib.no
Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are prevalent,
often challenging to treat, and associated with earlier functional decline and admission to …

Assessing the Unintended Consequences of Antipsychotic Reduction in Nursing Homes: Medication Substitution and Changes to Diagnosis Coding

DA Harris - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Antipsychotic medication misuse and overuse have been persistent quality of care issues in
nursing homes for decades. Although potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use has …

[HTML][HTML] Equidad en la prescripción de medicamentos para personas mayores que viven en centros sociosanitarios

AAJ al Medicamento - accesojustomedicamento.org
Las personas mayores que viven en centros sociosanitarios en España constituyen una
población muy desconocida y, como se ha puesto de manifiesto durante la pandemia …