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Antipsychotics and dementia in Canada: A retrospective cross-sectional study of four health sectors

BMC Geriatrics Oct 29, 2017

Rios S, et al. - The researchers performed this retrospective cross-sectional study to investigate patterns of antipsychotic medication use among persons with dementia across health sectors in Canada, with a focus on factors related to use among those without behavioral or psychotic symptoms. Among older adults with dementia, potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications was prevalent across health sectors. The variations in prevalence observed from the community to facility-based care recommended that system issues could exist in appropriately managing persons with dementia.
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