Antipsychotic Use in a Diverse Population With Dementia: A Retrospective Review of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Database
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A cross-sectional analysis examined medication records in the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Database for community-dwelling patients with dementia who visited an Alzheimer's Disease Center between 2008 and 2014. Hispanic participants had a 1.62-fold greater use of antipsychotic medications, which was largely accounted for by a higher prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms and more severe dementia compared with non-Hispanic whites. These results are consistent with reports of later transition to nursing home care among Hispanic participants. Further studies are needed to clarify ethnic differences in how families and physicians address dementia progression and neuropsychiatric symptoms in community-dwelling patients with dementia.
Source: Journal of Neuropsychiatry
Institution: University of California, Davis
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1083396249, G1104192986, G113062254, G1171648585, G1173778324, G130320643, UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, G1375833519, G1492531059, G1614502467, G1663213784, G1718818908, G1778344677, G234895681, University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease and Aging, G2640555407, G2769554943, Center to Advance Cognitive Health and Healthcare in Older Latinos, G2850991870, G3036763132, G3066742295, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, G3308348438, UCSD Alzheimer's Disease Research Center P50, G3335858628, G3359100610, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, G3946457848, G3971402482, G4103239427, G4264112935, Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California, Irvine, G4684857399, Oregon Alzheimer's Disease Center, G496605150, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, G511679733, G544417212, Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - Overall, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, G6492025387, University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Core Centers, G6750444795, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Emory Alzheimer's Disease Center, G873702183, G9000005508, G9000025891, G9000030076, G9000033698, G9000036492, G9000064269, G9000070217, G9000092781, G9000104082, G9000108235, G9000119544, G9000126115, G9000132673, G9000145746, G9000162592, G9000208643, G9000218858, G9000227227, G9000227779, G9000252716, G9000307348, G9000352745, G9000354213, New Approaches to Dementia Heterogeneity, Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
OpenAlex ID: W1927483189