[Management of elderly patients with delirium or dementia in Swiss nursing homes].
Management of elderly patients with delirium or dementia in Swiss nursing homes Dementia and delirium are among the most frequent medical conditions in older nursing home residents. Their management require a coordinated interdisciplinary approach, including for drug prescription. Using a systematic literature review of published meta-analyses and guidelines, prescription algorithms were developed adressing the pharmacological management of cognitive symptoms of dementia and delirium in older nursing home residents in the canton of Fribourg.
Locca
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Groupe de recherche en pharmacie communautaire, Université de Genève, Pharmacie de la PMU, Lausanne. jean-francois.locca@hospvd.ch
Zumbach
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Büla
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Bugnon
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D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003663:Decision Trees; D003693:Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009735:Nursing Homes; D013557:Switzerland
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D018697:Nootropic Agents