Antipsychotic Use and Hospitalization Among Older Assisted Living Residents: Does Risk Vary by Frailty Status?

Authors :: Stock, Kathryn J.
Hogan, David B.
Lapane, Kate
Amuah, Joseph E.
Tyas, Suzanne L.
Bronskill, Susan E.
Morris, Andrew M.
Bell, Chaim M.
Jeffs, Lianne
Maxwell, Colleen J.
Source :: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry; July 2017, Vol. 25 Issue: 7 p779-790, 12p
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: To examine associations between baseline frailty measures, antipsychotic use, and hospitalization over 1 year and whether hospitalization risk associated with antipsychotic use varies by frailty level.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 10647481 and 15457214
Volume :: 25
Issue :: 7
Database :: Supplemental Index
Journal :: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Publication Type :: Periodical
Accession number :: ejs41354421
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2017.02.013

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