Psychotropic medication use and association with physical and psychosocial outcomes in nursing home residents

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-252

  Galik, E ^a   Resnick, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly care; Long term care; Psychotropic medications

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84874713402     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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