Evidence of increased antipsychotic medication prescription rates among individuals with dementia during COVID-19 pandemic JAMAPsych HKUniversity AntipsychoticMedicine COVID19 Coronavirus Pandemic Dementia
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaJan 30 2023Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers investigated global trends in the prescribing of antipsychotic medication for individuals with dementia during the pre-coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic period and the pandemic period.
The study utilized data from electronic medical records and medical claims reported in eight databases across six nations [Germany, South Korea, France, the United States , the United Kingdom , and Italy] of individuals aged ≥65 years between 1 January 2016, and 30 November 2021. The study exposure was the implementation of COVID-19 lockdown policies for the public between April 2020 and the most recent month, up to which data were accessible in every database.
Related StoriesThe electronic medical record databases for data retrieval included were the longitudinal patient database for Italy, the IQVIA longitudinal patient database for France, the IQVIA disease analyzer database for Germany, the AUSOM electronic database for South Korea, the KUN electronic database for South Korea, and the IMRD database for the United Kingdom.
Results The team identified 857,238 individuals with dementia aged ≥65 years in 2016, among whom most were women. Lowered dementia incidence was reported in seven databases during the initial COVID-19 wave, from April 2020 to June of the same year. The reduction in incidence was most pronounced among one of the two databases of the United States .
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