Psychoactive medication therapy and delirium screening in skilled nursing facilities.

Becky A BriesacherBrianne L Olivieri-MuiBenjamin KoetheJane S SaczynskiDonna Marie FickJohn W DevlinEdward R Marcantonio

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)

In this historical cohort, a positive delirium screen was associated with a higher risk of receiving psychoactive medication within 7 days of SNF admission, particularly in patients with an incident AD/ADRD diagnosis. Future research should examine strategies to reduce inappropriate psychoactive medication prescribing in older adults admitted with delirium to SNFs.

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