Effect of an interdisciplinary educational program on antipsychotic prescribing among residents with dementia in two long-term care centers

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 833-854

  Monette, Johanne ^a   Monette, Michele ^a   Sourial, Nadia ^a   Vandal, Alain C ^b   Wolfson, Christina ^c   Champoux, Nathalie ^d   Fletcher, John ^a   Savoie, Maryse L ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^e Ste Anne's Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

antipsychotic use; behavioral disturbance; dementia; education; nursing home; training

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENT; CANADA; EXERCISE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DEMENTIA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEBEC; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84884132503     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464812440042     Document Type: Article

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