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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedFashaw S, Chisholm L, Mor V
Inappropriate antipsychotic use: the impact of nursing home socioeconomic and racial composition.
Researchers examined how nursing home characteristics, particularly the racial and socioeconomic composition of residents, are associated with the inappropriate use of antipsychotics, using national data from Long-Term Care: Facts on Care. They found an overall decline in the use of antipsychotics. Although findings indicated facilities with higher proportions of blacks had lower inappropriate antipsychotic use, facility-level socioeconomic disparities continued to persist among nursing homes. They recommended that policy interventions focusing on reimbursement be considered to promote reductions in antipsychotic use, specifically among Medicaid-reliant nursing homes.
ARHQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Fashaw S, Chisholm L, Mor V .
Inappropriate antipsychotic use: the impact of nursing home socioeconomic and racial composition.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2020 Mar;68(3):630-36. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16316..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care, Elderly, Medication, Medication: Safety, Social Determinants of Health, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Qato DM, Trivedi AN, Mor V
Disparities in discontinuing rosiglitazone following the 2007 FDA safety alert.
The researchers compared time to discontinuation of rosiglitazone after the safety alert between black and white elderly persons, and across sociodemographic and economic subgroups. They found that white race and a history of low personal income modestly predicted later discontinuation of rosiglitazone after the FDA's safety advisory in 2007.
AHRQ-funded; HS019657.
Citation: Qato DM, Trivedi AN, Mor V .
Disparities in discontinuing rosiglitazone following the 2007 FDA safety alert.
Med Care 2016 Apr;54(4):406-13. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000502..
Keywords: Medication, Disparities, Elderly, Social Determinants of Health, Vulnerable Populations