• J Am Med Dir Assoc · Jul 2015

    Review

    Medication Use Among Nursing Home Residents With Severe Dementia: Identifying Categories of Appropriateness and Elements of a Successful Intervention.

    • Edeltraut Kröger, Machelle Wilchesky, Martine Marcotte, Philippe Voyer, Michèle Morin, Nathalie Champoux, Johanne Monette, Michèle Aubin, Pierre J Durand, René Verreault, and Marcel Arcand.
    • Centre d'excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec, CHU de Québec, Québec, Canada; Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada. Electronic address: edeltraut.kroger.cha@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
    • J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Jul 1; 16 (7): 629.e1-17.

    BackgroundSeniors with severe dementia residing in nursing homes (NHs) frequently receive large numbers of medications. With disease progression, the medications' harm-benefit ratio changes and they need to be reviewed, adjusted, or discontinued. Evidence on successful interventions to optimize medication use among these residents is lacking.ObjectivesThe objective of the study was to identify categories of appropriateness for medications as well as successful interventions or elements thereof to improve medication use in NH residents with severe dementia, suitable for use in Canada.MethodsA scoping literature review was performed to identify criteria and categories of appropriateness of medications for these residents as well as elements of successful interventions to optimize medication use. A 15-member multidisciplinary Delphi panel was convened to evaluate the applicability of these findings for NHs in a Canadian province.ResultsThe scoping review identified 1 study presenting categories of appropriateness specific to residents with severe dementia and 35 interventions aimed at reducing drug-drug interactions, inappropriate use of specific drug classes, inappropriate drug use overall, or polypharmacy. Regarding appropriateness, the Delphi panel agreed on the categorization of 63 medications or medication classes as "generally," "sometimes," or "rarely appropriate." The main elements of interventions successful in improving appropriate medication use in NH residents with dementia also were approved by the Delphi panel (ie, medication reviews using criteria of appropriateness, educational and training sessions, and interdisciplinary case conferences).ConclusionsThese results may be used to develop an intervention to optimize medication use in NH residents with severe dementia.Copyright © 2015 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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