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Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms and psychotropic drug use in patients with acquired brain injury in long-term care: a systematic review.
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Brain Injury . 2018, Vol. 32 Issue 13/14, p1591-1600. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Objective: Little is known about the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and psychotropic drug use (PDU) in patients below the age of 65 years with acquired brain injury (ABI) in long-term care. The objective of this study was to review the literature about the prevalence of NPS and PDU. Methods: A systematic literature search of English, Dutch and German articles in Pubmed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL was performed with the use of MeSH and free-text terms. Results: Six articles met the inclusion criteria. The place of residence was mainly a nursing home and most studies were conducted in a population of patients with traumatic brain injury. Sample sizes varied from 40 to 26,472 residents and NPS were assessed with different assessment instruments. Depressive symptoms were most common with a prevalence ranging from 13.9% to 39.3%. Two studies reported PDU in which tranquillizers (59%) were the most prevalent psychotropic drugs followed by anticonvulsants (35%) and antidepressants (26-34%). Conclusions: Patients with ABI experience lifelong consequences, regardless the cause of ABI, that have a high impact on them and their surroundings. More insight into the magnitude of NPS and PDU, through prevalence studies, is necessary to achieve suitable provision of care for these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis
*DIAGNOSIS of neurological disorders
*ANTICONVULSANTS
*ANTIDEPRESSANTS
*BRAIN injuries
*CINAHL database
*MENTAL depression
*DRUG utilization
*MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
*PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
*LONG-term health care
*MEDICAL care
*MEDLINE
*NURSING care facilities
*ONLINE information services
*PATIENTS
*PSYCHIATRIC drugs
*TRANQUILIZING drugs
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*SAMPLE size (Statistics)
*DISEASE prevalence
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02699052
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 13/14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Brain Injury
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133569705
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2018.1538537