Association of resident and room characteristics with antipsychotic use in long-term care facilities (LTCF)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-69

  Monette, Johanne ^a,b,c   Alessa, Waleed ^a   McCusker, Jane ^c,d   Cole, Martin ^c,d   Voyer, Philippe ^e   Champoux, Nathalie ^f   Ciampi, Antonio ^c,d   Sourial, Nadia ^b   Monette, Michele ^b,c   Belzile, Eric ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic use; Environmental characteristics; Long term care facility; Resident characteristics; Resident room characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALENDAR; CLOCK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESTRAINT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; TELEPHONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84861196645     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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