Nurses the main barrier to aged care deprescribing: study
Aged care staff are worried patients will be more aggressive, researchers say
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Nursing staff are the biggest hurdle to deprescribing in aged care homes, according to researchers who have run a government-funded trial to curb the use of antipsychotics.
The deprescribing push at 23 Sydney aged care homes between 2014 and 2016 led to 82% of participating patients ceasing their antipsychotic medication.