Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Evidence briefing on non-pharmacological interventions for dementia in care home settings. University of York. Evidence briefings. 2013 Authors' conclusions Inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic drugs has a negative impact on the quality of care and quality of life experienced by people with dementia in care home settings.
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) has begun implementing a multidisciplinary team approach to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia in care homes.
There is reasonable evidence for a range of non-pharmacologicalinterventions including structured activity, caregiver education and training, and individual assessment and care planning.
As the LYPFT team have noted, there is a need to identify and initially target those homes with the highest levels of antipsychotic use and to engage with managers of homes to understand context and to encourage support/involvement for the training delivered by the team.
Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Delivery of Health Care; Dementias; Patient-Centered Care Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdon. Tel: +44 1094 321040 Email: crd@york.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32014001366 Date abstract record published 17/11/2014 |