[Nursing homes and fall in the consumption of psychotropic medications]

Soins Gerontol. 2017 Sep-Oct;22(127):25-29. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2017.06.009.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The consumption of psychotropic drugs in elderly people remains a concern in France, including in nursing homes. A comparative analysis of prescriptions for psychotropic medication in nursing homes in 2013 and 2015 based on the computer system of the French national health insurance scheme shows a significant reduction in the prescribing of these medications. Example of a nursing home in Dijon.

Keywords: best practice; bonne pratique; iatrogenesis; iatrogénie; nursing home; prescription; psychotrope; psychotropic medication; établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes.

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls* / prevention & control
  • Accidental Falls* / statistics & numerical data
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy*
  • Alzheimer Disease / nursing*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Mental Disorders / nursing*
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Psychotropic Drugs / adverse effects*
  • Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Psychotropic Drugs