Cardiometabolic monitoring in children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotics in Australian primary care, 2011 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the extent of cardiometabolic monitoring occurring in children/adolescents 18 years and under receiving antipsychotics in Australian general practice: study period 2011 to 2017.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study using large primary care database, MedicineInsight. Rates of monitoring within 12 months of patients receiving an incident antipsychotic prescription were reported descriptively for weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins (HDL), blood pressure, liver function, prolactin, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) defined as weight, blood pressure and glucose. Target trial methodology was used to examine whether monitoring rates were higher in patients prescribed antipsych

SUBMITTER: Klau J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12397537 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature