TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bookers, Anke
A1  - Jacob, Louis
A1  - Bohlken, Jens
A1  - Rapp, Michael Armin
A1  - Kostev, Karel
T1  - Persistence with antipsychotics in dementia patients in Germany
JF  - International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
N2  - 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.
KW  - persistence
KW  - antipsychotics
KW  - dementia
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5414/CP202631
SN  - 0946-1965
VL  - 54
SP  - 835
EP  - 840
PB  - Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle
CY  - Deisenhofen-München
ER  -