Antipsychotic use among older patients with dementia receiving home health care services: Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antipsychotic use is a safety concern among older patients in home health care (HHC), particularly for those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of antipsychotic use among older adults with and without ADRD who received HHC, and the association of antipsychotic use with outcomes among patients living with ADRD.

Methods

In this secondary analysis of adults ≥65 years receiving care from an HHC agency in New York in 2019 (N = 6684), we used data from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set, Medicare HHC claims, and home medication review results in the electronic HHC records during a 60-day HHC episode. ADRD was identified by diagnostic codes. Functional outcome was the cha

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841208 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature