PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE FACILITIES

Psychotropic medications in older people in residential care facilities and associations with quality of life: a cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND Psychotropic medications have been associated with many adverse outcomes in older people living in residential care. Home-like models of residential care may be preferable to traditional models of care and we hypothesized that this model may impact on the prevalence of psychotropic medications. The objectives were to: 1) examine associations between psychotropic medications and quali...

Psychotropic medications for elders in residential care.

Medication charts in residential aged-care facilities.

Pain management in residential aged care facilities.

BACKGROUND Persistent pain is prevalent in aged care facilities and there are a number of barriers that make effective pain management more difficult to achieve in this setting. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to provide an evidence-based approach to assessment and management of pain experienced by residents of aged care facilities. DISCUSSION Barriers to effective pain management in r...

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