The OptimaMed intervention to reduce inappropriate medications in nursing home residents with severe dementia: results from a quasi-experimental feasibility pilot study

The OptimaMed intervention to reduce inappropriate medications in nursing home residents with severe dementia: results from a quasi-experimental feasibility pilot study

Abstract Background Medication regimens in nursing home (NH) residents with severe dementia should be frequently reviewed to avoid inappropriate medication, overtreatment and adverse drug events, within a comfort care approach. This study aimed at testing the feasibility of an interdisciplinary know...

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Main Authors: Machelle Wilchesky, Gerhard Mueller, Michèle Morin, Martine Marcotte, Philippe Voyer, Michèle Aubin, Pierre-Hugues Carmichael, Nathalie Champoux, Johanne Monette, Anik Giguère, Pierre Durand, René Verreault, Marcel Arcand, Edeltraut Kröger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Intervention
Inappropriate medication use
Long-term care
Dementia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0895-z

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