Optimizing Practices, Use, Care and Services –Antipsychotics (OPUS-AP) in Long-term Care Centers in Québec, Canada: A Strategy for Best Practices

Antipsychotic medications are often used for the first-line management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) contrary to guideline recommendations. The Optimizing Practices, Use, Care and Services –Antipsychotics (OPUS-AP) strategy aims to improve the well-being of long-term care (LTC) residents with major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) by implementing a resident-centered approach, nonpharmacologic interventions, and antipsychotic deprescribing in inappropriate indications.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - October 24, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Benoit Cossette, Marie-Andr ée Bruneau, Yves Couturier, Suzanne Gilbert, Diane Boyer, Jacques Ricard, Tanya McDonald, Karine Labarre, Véronique Déry, Marcel Arcand, Claudie Rodrigue, Andrée-Anne Rhéaume, Sylvie Moreault, Catherine Allard, Maude-Émil Tags: Original Study Source Type: research