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W A Ray1, D G Blazer, W Schaffner, C F Federspiel.
Abstract
We conducted a statewide, controlled trial of the efficacy of an educational visit in reducing antipsychotic drug prescribing for nursing home patients. Frequent antipsychotic drug prescribers were visited by a trained physician counselor who stressed known drug risks for elderly patients and suggested techniques for reducing antipsychotic drug use. Although well-received, the visit did not reduce antipsychotic drug prescribing. This negative finding suggests that future interventions address factors within the nursing home which encourage antipsychotic drug use.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID： 2889382 PMCID： PMC1647107 DOI： 10.2105/ajph.77.11.1448
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN： 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308