2003
DOI: 10.1002/pds.860
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Pattern of prescriptions issued by nursing home‐based physicians versus office‐based physicians for frail elderly patients in German nursing homes

Abstract: These data are indicative of a considerable use of inappropriate medication for frail geriatric patients. Differences between the prescribing pattern among nursing home-based and office-based physicians were not substantial, however, the latter group prescribed relatively more drugs.

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“…4 In fact, it is a longlasting societal concern that nursing homes provide their residents with inappropriate medication and excessively administer psychotropic drugs (see e.g. Waxman, Klein, and Carner, 1985;Ruths, Straand, and Nygaard, 2001;Beers et al, 1992;Pittrow et al, 2003). Based on the same data source as used in this paper, Stroka (2013) finds significant differences in prescriptions of antipsychotics, antidepressants, and analgesics between the German in-and out-patient care sectors, which points to over-medication in nursing homes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…4 In fact, it is a longlasting societal concern that nursing homes provide their residents with inappropriate medication and excessively administer psychotropic drugs (see e.g. Waxman, Klein, and Carner, 1985;Ruths, Straand, and Nygaard, 2001;Beers et al, 1992;Pittrow et al, 2003). Based on the same data source as used in this paper, Stroka (2013) finds significant differences in prescriptions of antipsychotics, antidepressants, and analgesics between the German in-and out-patient care sectors, which points to over-medication in nursing homes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…In the analysis of high‐risk patients, three lipid parameters within the target/normal range (LDL‐C, HDL‐C, TG) occurred less frequently in patients with DM (24.6%) compared to patients with CHD (31.4%) or those with both diseases (CHD and DM, 31.3%), respectively. Previous studies in the German primary care setting have shown better control rates for the named lipid parameters in patients with arterial hypertension (25), diabetes mellitus (26), dyslipidaemia (27) or atherothrombotic disease (28). The finding that physicians intensify treatment at a late stage, after complications have occurred or comorbidities have emerged, has been also reported in Canadian and US‐American studies (‘clinical inertia’) (29–31).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obwohl die Arzneimitteltherapie einen wesentlichen Grundpfeiler der interdisziplin ä ren Behandlung von Schmerzen darstellt, wurden die Qualit ä t und Angemessenheit der Arzneimittelverordnungen im Rahmen der Schmerztherapie von Pfl egeheimbewohnern bisher nur unzureichend untersucht [23,24] . Eine retrospektive Verlaufsstudie zur Arzneimittelverordnung bei Bewohnen in deutschen Pfl egeheimen im Alter von ü ber 60 Jahren lie ß den Verdacht auf wesentliche Defi zite der praktischen Arzneimitteltherapie aufkommen [24] . Diese betrafen die inad ä quate Versorgung mit Analgetika, adjuvanten Wirkstoff en, wie z.…”
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“…B. Laxantien) [26] . Weiterhin k ö nnen strukturelle Unterschiede der ä rztlichen Versorgung zwischen unabh ä ngigen niedergelassenen und bei Pfl egeinstitutionen angestellten Ä rzten die Qualit ä t der Behandlung beeinfl ussen [24] . Aufgrund der referierten Forschungsergebnisse bleibt festzustellen, dass sich die Aussagekraft einer f ü r die Altenbev ö lkerung repr ä sentativen Untersuchung k ü nftig daran messen lassen muss, wie gut es gelingt, schwer erreichbare Gruppen zu beteiligen.…”
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