Factors associated with psychotropic drug usage among nursing home residents with dementia

Article Abstract:

A multivariate, multisite, cross-sectional descriptive analysis to find the level of the use of psychotropic drug (PD) in nursing homes and to study the nursing home and resident factors related to the use of PD in nursing home residents with dementia in southeastern Michigan is carried out. The results revealed that more than half the residents received a minimum of one PD with antidepressants and antipsychotic being the most often prescribed PD, behavioral symptoms alone are not responsible for prescription of PD but the combined with resident and facility characteristics lead to the prescription of PDs in the nursing home residents.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Psychotherapeutic Preparations, Health aspects, Usage, Behavior, Dementia, Psychotropic drugs, Nursing home patients

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Factors associated with staff injuries in intermediate care facilities in British Columbia, Canada

Article Abstract:

Organizational climate and factors associated with staff injuries in intermediate care facilities is studied. It is concluded that safer work environments are promoted by favorable staffing levels, including management cultures that support the caregiving role.

Canada, Labor Distribution by Employer, Evaluation, Injuries, Statistics, Surveys, Work environment, Wounds and injuries, Workers

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Intervention research: Establishing fidelity of the independent variable in nursing clinical trials

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to outline critical steps necessary to develop a treatment fidelity instrument. Seven sequential steps were identified as essential to the development of a valid and reliable measure of treatment fidelity.

United States, Methods, Analysis, Nursing, Fidelity, Nursing research

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