A scoping review of perceptions from healthcare professionals on antipsychotic prescribing practices in acute care settings

Table 1 Measured or reported outcomes evaluated on antipsychotic medication prescribing practices in included studies, by acute care setting

MEASURED OR REPORTED OUTCOMES	ACUTE CARE SETTING (Number of studies)
MEASURED OR REPORTED OUTCOMES	Intensive care^a(N = 49)	Inpatient^a(N = 27)	Emergency department (N = 5)
Participant reported prescribing practices	24 (49%)	8 (30%)	4 (80%)
Measured prescribing practices	16 (33%)	14 (52%)	0 (0%)
Characterize monitoring and management of pain, agitation, or delirium	19 (39%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
Measured prescribing practices at transitions of care	9 (18%)	3 (11%)	0 (0%)
Antipsychotic deprescribing	3 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Evaluation of Inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing practices	1 (2%)	2 (7%)	0 (0%)
Delirium outcomes^b	2 (4%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
Mortality	2 (4%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
Sedation effects	1 (2%)	1 (4%)	1 (20%)
Prescribing practice audit	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Falls	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)

Percentages do not add up to 100 due to the possibility of multiple outcomes per study
^aOne primary study reports combined outcomes for patients admitted as inpatients and in ICU and results reported in both categories
^bIncludes days-free of delirium and delirium resolution

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