Improving quality use of medicines in residential aged care

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1113156

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Traditionally, antipsychotic medicines have been used to manage challenging behaviours in dementia yet research has shown these medicines have limited usefulness and are associated with increases in falls, stroke and death. Despite this, they are still commonly used. In this TRIP fellowship, we aim to evaluate the sustainability and generalizability of a multicomponent model to reduce the use of antipsychotics for managing dementia-related behavioural issues in residential aged care facilities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Translating Research into Practice Fellowships

Funding Amount: $175,303.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

aged care | antipsychotic drugs | drug utilisation | quality improvement | translational research

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