A comparison of the prescriptions received by the elderly in long-term care in New York and London.
A comparison of medication prescribed for elderly residents in long-term care institutions in London and New York shows that New York residents are prescribed more drugs. The contrast is sharpest for those suffering from dementia who are much more likely to receive neuroleptic medication than their counterparts in London. Analysis indicates that the differences may reflect the greater emphasis in New York on the nursing-medical model of care, rather than any differences between the residents themselves.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008131:London; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009519:New York City; D010640:Phenothiazines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001463:Barbiturates; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010640:Phenothiazines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents