Open AccessEffects of Caregiver Dementia Training in Caregiver–Patient Dyads on Psychotropic Drug Prescription: A Randomized Controlled Study
Author(s) -
Elizabeth G Birkenhäger-Gillesse,
Sarah Janus,
Wilco P. Achterberg,
Sytse U. Zuidema
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s314412
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , psychotropic drug , medical prescription , antipsychotic , psychiatry , drug , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , nursing , surgery , disease , pathology
Does participating in a multicomponent intervention targeting caregivers change the prescription rates of psychotropic drugs of caregivers or the person with dementia (PWD) they live with and care for.