Grant: New Investigator Award - Aging
Sunnybrook Research Institute (Toronto, Ontario)
$300,000.00
Prescribing Quality in Long-Term Care Homes: Correlation Between Indicators of Overuse, Underuse and Misuse
EF 2008-09
Résumé
The correct use of drug therapies in residents of long-term care homes (also known as nursing homes) is a challenge. These individuals are frail, have many clinical conditions which require multiple medications, and are treated by a number of different doctors, nurses and aides. All of these factors place nursing home residents at special risk for developing problems related to their drug treatments. This study will compare the prescribing patterns for different kinds of drugs across nursing homes in order to see if facilities with good (or bad) prescribing practices can be identified consistently. The results will be used to determine which drugs should be included in reports to the public on the quality of nursing homes.
Programme
New Investigator Award - Aging
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
176382
Name
Bronskill Susan E
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Research Institution; Institution Paid
Instname2
Health Services and Policy Research
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Health Research Salary A
Projecttitle
Prescribing Quality in Long-Term Care Homes: Correlation Between Indicators of Overuse, Underuse and Misuse
Programtype2
Salary Programs
Orgnameinp2
Sunnybrook Research Institute (Toronto, Ontario)
Cihramount2
$300,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
New Investigator Award - Aging
Keyworddelim
Applied Statistics; Drug Utilization; Health Services Research; Long-Term Care Homes; Provider Profiling; Quality Of Care
Abstract
The correct use of drug therapies in residents of long-term care homes (also known as nursing homes) is a challenge. These individuals are frail, have many clinical conditions which require multiple medications, and are treated by a number of different doctors, nurses and aides. All of these factors place nursing home residents at special risk for developing problems related to their drug treatments. This study will compare the prescribing patterns for different kinds of drugs across nursing homes in order to see if facilities with good (or bad) prescribing practices can be identified consistently. The results will be used to determine which drugs should be included in reports to the public on the quality of nursing homes.
Competitiondate
200809
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Bronskill, Susan E
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Institute of Aging~ $300,000~ $0~
