The impact of the 1987 federal regulations on the use of psychotropic drugs in Minnesota nursing homes.
Author(s) -
Judith Garrard,
Vienna Chen,
Bryan Dowd
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.6.771
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , psychotropic drug , nursing homes , medical prescription , population , antipsychotic , environmental health , cohort , gerontology , family medicine , drug , health care , psychiatry , nursing , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , economics , economic growth
The purpose of this study was to examine prevalence rates of psychotropic drug use by elderly nursing home residents 3 years before and 1 year after implementation of the 1987 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act drug regulations throughout the United States on October 1, 1990.
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