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An outreach geriatric medication advisory service in residential aged care
— a randomised controlled trial of case conferencing | | Author(s) | Maria Crotty, Julie Halbert, Diana Rowett |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 6, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp 612-617 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Case work ; Care homes ; Multi disciplinary ; Australia. |
| Annotation | 154 residents with medication problems and/or challenging behaviours were selected for case conferences by residential care staff, in this Adelaide, Australia study. Two multidisciplinary case conferences involving the resident's general practitioner (GP), a geriatrician, a pharmacist and residential care staff were held at the nursing home for each resident. Inappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines was significantly reduced in the intervention group. However, the intervention had no impact on resident behaviour as measured by the Nursing Home Behaviour Problem Scale (NHBPS). Improved medication appropriateness was only seen in those residents discussed in the case conferences; no effect was seen on the medication appropriateness of other residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041216219 A |
| Classmark | LLD: IGA: KW: 3DM: 7YA |
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