Rates of Antipsychotic Drug Prescribing Among People Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Concerns have been raised that the use of antipsychotic medication for people living with dementia might have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective

To examine multinational trends in antipsychotic drug prescribing for people living with dementia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This multinational network cohort study used electronic health records and claims data from 8 databases in 6 countries (France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, the UK, and the US) for individuals aged 65 years or older between January 1, 2016, and November 30, 2021. Two databases each were included for South Korea and the US.

Exposures

The introduction of population-wide COVID-19 restrictions from April 2020 to the latest avai

SUBMITTER: Luo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878427 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature