Table 4 Use of classes of psychotropic medications by residential care home residents with dementia
From: Sedative load of medications prescribed for older people with dementia in care homes
Drug Class | Care home data at each time point | Â | Â | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Â | Â | ||||||||||||
| Â | BL | TP 2 | TP 3 | BL | TP 2 | TP 3 | BL | TP 2 | TP 3 | BL | TP 2 | TP 3 | BL | TP 2 | TP 3 | BL | TP 2 | TP 3 | Â | Â |
Antipsychotics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Conventional [no.(%)] | 2 (10.0) | 4 (20.0) | 5 (26.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.6) | 1 (4.6) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.7) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0 | Â | Â |
Atypical [no.(%)] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (41.2) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (25.0) | 1 (7.1) | 0 | 0 | 6 (27.3) | 5 (22.7) | 4 (19.0) | 2 (6.7) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 0 | Â | Â |
Antidepressants | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TCAs [no.(%)] | 0 | 1 (5.0) | 0 | 3 (17.7) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Â | Â |
SSRIs [no.(%)] | 11 (55.0) | 11 (55.0) | 10 (52.6) | 6 (35.3) | 5 (29.4) | 3 (18.8) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (28.6) | 5 (35.7) | 2 (9.1) | 2 (9.1) | 2 (9.5) | 7 (23.3) | 9 (33.3) | 7 (28.0) | 3 (25.0) | 5 (41.7) | 5 (50.0) | Â | Â |
Other antidepressants [no.(%)] | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 3 (21.4) | 3 (21.4) | 12 (54.6) | 12 (54.6) | 11 (52.4) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (12.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (10.0) | Â | Â |
Hypnotics [no.(%)] | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (14.3) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.6) | 1 (4.6) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (6.7) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (8.0) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (20.0) | Â | Â |
Anxiolytics [no.(%)] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.6) | 1 (4.6) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (11.1) | 3 (12.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Â | Â |