Persistence with antipsychotics in dementia patients in Germany
- Background/Aims: To analyze the duration of treatment with antipsychotics in German dementia patients. Methods: This study included patients aged 60 years and over with dementia who received a first-time antipsychotic prescription by psychiatrists between 2009 and 2013. The main outcome measure was the treatment rate for more than 6 months following the index date. Results: A total of 12,979 patients with dementia (mean age 82 years, 52.1% living in nursing homes) were included. After 2 years of follow-up, 54.8%, 57.2%, 61.1%, and 65.4% of patients aged 60 - 69, 70 - 79, 80 - 89, and 90 - 99 years, respectively, received antipsychotic prescriptions. 63.9% of subjects living in nursing homes and 55.0% of subjects living at home also continued their treatment (p-value < 0.001). Conclusion: The percentage of dementia patients treated with anti psychotics is very high.
Verfasserangaben: | Anke Bookers, Louis Jacob, Jens Bohlken, Michael A. RappORCiDGND, Karel Kostev |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5414/CP202631 |
ISSN: | 0946-1965 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27487368 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics |
Verlag: | Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle |
Verlagsort: | Deisenhofen-München |
Publikationstyp: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2016 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2016 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 22.03.2020 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | antipsychotics; dementia; persistence |
Band: | 54 |
Seitenanzahl: | 6 |
Erste Seite: | 835 |
Letzte Seite: | 840 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
Peer Review: | Referiert |