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Psychosis symptoms in nursing home residents with and without dementia—Cross‐sectional analyses from the COSMOS study
Author(s) -
Habiger Torstein F.,
Achterberg Wilco P.,
Flo Elisabeth,
Husebo Bettina S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.5067
Subject(s) - psychosis , antipsychotic , dementia , medicine , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , polypharmacy , psychiatry , activities of daily living , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , nursing , disease , pathology
Objective To investigate the characteristics of nursing home residents with psychosis and the association with potential underlying factors, such as pain, sleep disturbances, and antipsychotic medication. Method Five hundred forty‐five residents with and without dementia from 67 Norwegian nursing home units were included in the cross‐sectional analyses. Psychosis was the main outcome measure in our study; other outcome measures include quality of life (QoL), activities of daily living (ADL) function, cognitive function, pain, and antipsychotic medication. Results One hundred twelve residents had one or more symptoms of psychosis, and compared with residents without psychosis, they had lower QoL ( p < 0.001), ADL function ( p = 0.003), and cognitive functioning ( p = 0.001). Adjusted logistic regression analyses showed that psychosis was associated with the prevalence of pain (OR: 3.19; 95% CI, 1.94‐5.24), sleep disturbances (OR: 4.51; 95% CI, 2.91‐6.99), and total number of medication (OR: 1.10; 95% CI, 1.03‐1.17). Residents with psychosis but without antipsychotic medication had better QoL ( p = 0.005) compared with residents receiving any antipsychotics. Conclusion Psychosis in NH residents is associated with pain, sleep disturbances, and number of medications. Residents with psychosis have poor QoL, although better QoL was observed among those who did not use antipsychotic medication.