Public reporting of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: population-based interrupted time series analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although sometimes appropriate, antipsychotic medications are associated with increased risk of significant adverse events. In 2014, a series of newspaper articles describing high prescribing rates in nursing homes in Ontario, Canada, garnered substantial interest. Subsequently, an online public reporting initiative with home-level data was launched. We examined the impact of these public reporting interventions on antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes.

Methods

Time series analysis of all nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, between 1 October 2013 and 31 March 2016. The primary outcome was the proportion of residents prescribed antipsychotics each month. Balance measures were prescriptions for common alternative sedating agents (benzodiazepines and/or t

SUBMITTER: Ivers NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6373421 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature