TRIP ECF - Grant ID:1035429

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1035429

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Antipsychotic medications are commonly used in managing behavioral symptoms, among nursing home residents with dementia. However, these medications only have modest effect, and can increase the risk of stroke and death. Unfortunately the use of antipsychotics in nursing homes has continued to rise in Australia. This Fellowship focuses on a subgroup of people with dementia, due to Huntington Disease. It will design and refine a flowchart to help health care workers minimize antipsychotic use, and test its effectiveness in a trial.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $129,533.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Huntington's disease | dementia care | health services research | nursing homes | psychiatry

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