Table 2 Fall rates and use of psychotropic drugs in control and intervention facilities, before and after implementation of the intervention.
Control (n = 334) | Intervention (n = 381) | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | RR* | 95% CI | |
Falls | ||||||
Residents who fell in 3 months prior (%) | 19.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 1.17 | 0.86 – 1.58 |
Any psychotropics (%) | ||||||
Residents Prescribed | 63.8 | 68.1 | 70.0 | 69.9 | 0.89 | 0.69 – 1.15 |
Administered Regularly | 45.2 | 48.8 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 0.93 | 0.82 – 1.05 |
Marked PRN (& not Reg.) | 12.2 | 8.8 | 23.1 | 16.3 | 1.48 | 0.79 – 2.77 |
Benzodiazepines (%) | ||||||
Residents Prescribed Any Benzodiazepines | 43.7 | 43.7 | 45.4 | 39.1 | 0.89 | 0.69 – 1.15 |
Residents Prescribed Long Acting Benzodiazepines | 13.8 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 0.76 | 0.56 – 1.03 |
Residents Prescribed Short Acting Benzodiazepines | 35.3 | 34.1 | 37.7 | 32.3 | 0.95 | 0.70 – 1.28 |
Any Administered Regularly | 32.0 | 32.0 | 28.1 | 24.7 | 0.87 | 0.69 – 1.09 |
Any Marked PRN (& not Reg.) | 8.8 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 1.31 | 0.62 – 2.73 |
Antipsychotics (%) | ||||||
Residents Prescribed | 24.6 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.9 | 0.96 | 0.69 – 1.34 |
Administered Regularly | 18.6 | 22.5 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 1.01 | 0.87 – 1.18 |
Marked PRN (& not Reg.) | 4.5 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 4.95 | 1.69 – 14.50 |