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A Study of the Use of Psychopharmacologic Agents by Acutely Medically Ill Older Adults.
- Source :
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Issues in Mental Health Nursing . May2018, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p439-444. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This retrospective study sought to investigate issues related to the safety of psychopharmacological agents used by acutely medically ill hospitalized older adults. It explored if there were any associations between commonly prescribed psychiatric medications that medically ill hospitalized older adults received and adverse events. It also sought to compare the safety of antidepressants, sedative/hypnotics, and antipsychotics, when used as a standing (on a preset schedule) and as needed pro re nata (PRN) basis. The study found that psychopharmacological agents are frequently prescribed for medically ill hospitalized older adults. No statistically significant difference was found as far as safety was concerned. The number of PRN medications that were used, and the total number of medications was associated with increased risk of transfer within the hospital to a higher level of care or transfer upon discharge to long-term-care/rehabilitation or hospice. Overall, the use of psychopharmacological agents did not appear to be related to serious adverse events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PSYCHIATRIC drugs
*HOSPITAL care of older people
*CHI-squared test
*STATISTICAL correlation
*CRITICAL care medicine
*DRUG utilization
*DRUG side effects
*FISHER exact test
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICS
*WHITE people
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*DATA analysis
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*ACUTE diseases
*DATA analysis software
*ODDS ratio
*OLD age
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01612840
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129702720
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1395498