title: Disparities in use of antipsychotic medications among nursing home residents in Arkansas.
abstract: Pilot work was conducted to determine whether there were racial disparities in the use of second-generation antipsychotic medications in a sample of 2,717 residents of nursing homes in Arkansas in 2001. Chi square analysis and a logistic regression model were used to examine the relationship between residents' race and likelihood of receiving a second-generation antipsychotic. Other independent variables included in the model were age, gender, and the location of the nursing home. The results indicated racial disparities in use of second-generation antipsychotics among the nursing home residents, with African-American residents less likely to receive these medications than residents from other racial or ethnic groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), North Little Rock, 72114, USA. hudsonteresaj@uams.edu
authors.forename: Teresa J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Marisue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cody
authors.forename: Tracey L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: Martha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Greer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001131:Arkansas; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012935:Social Justice
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents