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Comparing Three Methods for Reducing Psychotropic Use in Older Demented Spanish Care Home Residents.

William B WeeksManish K MishraDavid CurtoCurtis Lee PetersenPedro CanoYulin HswenSilvia Villamarín SerraGlyn ElwynMarjorie M GodfreyPedro Sánchez SoroJosé Francisco Tomás
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
We found strong evidence that the interventions we studied were associated with reduced psychotropic use without commensurate harms, suggesting that such interventions should be incorporated into Spanish nursing home care models. Public reporting of psychotropic medication use in Spanish care homes may encourage care homes to regularly monitor psychotropic medication use and implement such instruments. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2019.
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