Implementing Australia's new guidelines for appropriate psychotropic medication use in residential aged care: Applying the Consolidated Framework For Implementation Research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Accumulating evidence about psychotropic medication-related adverse events has had minimal apparent impact on overall rates of psychotropic medication use across Australian residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Australia's new Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Psychotropic Medications in People Living with Dementia and in Residential Aged Care were released in April 2023. This study aimed to identify contextual factors to inform strategies to implement the new Guidelines in Australian RACFs.

Methods

A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with the participants representing four Australian residential aged care organisations. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded and thematically analysed. Fac

SUBMITTER: Shrestha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907677 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature