Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the use of antipsychotics among nursing home residents with ADRD?

D Yan, H Temkin-Greener, S Cai - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To examine whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the use of
antipsychotics among residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in nursing …

Impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on neuropsychiatric symptoms and antipsychotic prescribing for people with dementia in nursing home settings

J McDermid, C Ballard, Z Khan… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aimed to determine the impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on
neuropsychiatric symptoms and antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing …

Rates of antipsychotic drug prescribing among people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic

H Luo, WCY Lau, Y Chai, CO Torre, R Howard… - Jama …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Concerns have been raised that the use of antipsychotic medication for people
living with dementia might have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective To …

Policy to reduce antipsychotic use and hospitalization of nursing home residents with dementia

S Wang, H Temkin-Greener, Y Conwell… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Following the 2012 launch of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care
in Nursing Homes (the National Partnership), the use of antipsychotics has declined …

Psychotropic, Anticonvulsant, and Opioid Use in Assisted Living Residents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CJ Maxwell, H Dampf, W Alkabbani, CA Cotton… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine the associations between COVID-19 pandemic waves (1–4) and
prevalent antipsychotic, antidepressant, benzodiazepine, anticonvulsant, and opioid use …

Behavioral symptoms, depression symptoms, and medication use in Michigan nursing home residents with dementia during COVID‐19

AB Coe, A Montoya, CH Chang, PS Park… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic significantly disrupted nursing home (NH) care,
including visitation restrictions, reduced staffing levels, and changes in routine care. These …

Considerations Regarding Antipsychotic Drug Prescriptions Among People With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Reply

H Luo, KKC Man, ICK Wong - JAMA psychiatry, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
In Reply We appreciate Chu et al for their interest in and perspective on our study. 1 We
wish to highlight a few points to clarify the purpose of our research, emphasize the …

[HTML][HTML] Prescriptions of antipsychotics dispensed in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

MM Ali, I Oliveira, M Blanco - General Hospital Psychiatry, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including nursing homes and assisted living
facilities, were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of the …

Trends in delirium and new antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use among hospitalized older adults before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

C Reppas-Rindlisbacher, A Boblitz… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic caused large disruptions to health care for
hospitalized older adults. The incidence and management of delirium may have been …

Nursing home characteristics associated with high and low levels of antipsychotic, benzodiazepine, and opioid prescribing to residents with Alzheimer's disease and …

M Candon, J Strominger, E Gotlieb, DT Maust - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives We examined the association between nursing home (NH) characteristics and
whether NHs had high or low levels of antipsychotic, benzodiazepine, or opioid prescribing …