Challenge of changing nursing home prescribing culture

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-46

  Tjia, Jennifer ^a   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a   Briesacher, Becky A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

antipsychotics; intervention study; nursing home; prescribing culture; prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EMPOWERMENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORKER; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857063424     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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