Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Psychoactive medication use in intermediate-care facility residents.

M Beers1, J Avorn, S B Soumerai

  • 1Program for the Analysis of Clinical Strategies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.

JAMA
|November 25, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Nursing home residents are frequently prescribed multiple medications, including psychoactive drugs like antipsychotics and sedatives. Suboptimal medication choices and usage patterns are common, highlighting a need for improved geriatric psychopharmacology.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Cutaneous reactions due to Pfizer's BNT162b2 mRNA and Moderna's mRNA-1273 vaccines.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·2022
Same author

A partially randomised trial of pretomanid, moxifloxacin and pyrazinamide for pulmonary TB.

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease·2021
Same author

Impact of Abiraterone Acetate and Enzalutamide on Symptom Burden of Patients with Chemotherapy-naive Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer.

Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))·2017
Same author

Factors associated with survival of horses following relaparotomy.

Equine veterinary journal·2016
Same author

Are risk evaluation and mitigation strategies associated with less off-label use of medications? The case of immune thrombocytopenia.

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics·2015
Same author

Physicians and clergy in dialogue.

Journal of religion and health·2013

Area of Science:

  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Nursing Home Care

Background:

  • Nursing home residents often have complex health needs and polypharmacy.
  • Limited data exist on current medication use patterns in nursing home settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate medication use patterns in a representative sample of nursing home residents.
  • To identify the prevalence of psychoactive medication use and assess the appropriateness of prescribing.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study of medication use among 850 residents in 12 intermediate-care facilities.
  • Data collection included all prescriptions and actual medication use over one month.

Main Results:

  • Residents were prescribed an average of 8.1 medications, receiving 4.7 daily.
Keywords:
Empirical ApproachMental Health TherapiesProfessional Patient Relationship

Related Experiment Videos

  • Over half received psychoactive medications, with 26% on antipsychotics and 28% on sedatives/hypnotics.
  • Suboptimal drug choices (e.g., anticholinergic hypnotics, long-acting benzodiazepines, sedating antidepressants) were frequent.

    • Conclusions:

    • Nursing home residents experience high exposure to psychoactive drugs, often with suboptimal selection and use.
    • Current prescribing practices may not align with geriatric psychopharmacology principles.
    • Further research is needed to evaluate the impact of these drug therapies and optimize medication management.