Public reporting of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: population-based interrupted time series analyses

BackgroundAlthough sometimes appropriate, antipsychotic medications are associated with increased risk of significant adverse events. In 2014, a series of newspaper articles describing high prescribing rates in nursing homes in Ontario, Canada, garnered substantial interest. Subsequently, an online...

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Published in:	BMJ quality & safety Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 121 - 131
Main Authors:	Ivers, Noah M, Taljaard, Monica, Giannakeas, Vasily, Reis, Catherine, Williams, Evelyn, Bronskill, Susan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.02.2019 BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Antipsychotic Agents - administration & dosage Antipsychotics Dementia Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data Female Homes for the Aged - statistics & numerical data Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives - administration & dosage Interrupted Time Series Analysis Long term health care Male Mass media Media coverage Medicare Nursing homes Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data Ontario Original Research Patients Physical restraints Prescriptions Psychosis Psychotropic drugs Sex Factors Time series Ontario Canada Ontario Canada interrupted time series antipsychotic prescribing nursing homes public reporting interventions
ISSN:	2044-5415, 2044-5423, 2044-5423
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