Evidence briefing on non-pharmacological interventions for dementia in care home settings
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Record ID 32014001366
English
Authors' recommendations:
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.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/pdf/Evidence%20briefing%20on%20non-pharmacological%20interventions%20for%20dementia%20in%20care%20home%20settings.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England
MeSH Terms
- Delivery of Health Care
- Patient-Centered Care
Contact
Organisation Name:
University of York
Contact Address:
University of York, York, Y01 5DD, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1904 321040, Fax: +44 1904 321041,
Contact Name:
crd@york.ac.uk
Contact Email:
crd@york.ac.uk
Copyright:
University of York
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