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

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BACKGROUND: Antipsychotic medications are frequently prescribed in acute care for clinical indications other than primary psychiatric disorders such as delirium. Unfortunately, they are commonly continued at hospital discharge and at follow-ups thereafter. The objective of this scoping review was to characterize antipsychotic medication prescribing practices, to describe healthcare professional perceptions on antipsychotic prescribing and deprescribing practices, and to report on antipsychotic deprescribing strategies within acute care.

METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases from inception date to July 3, 2021 for published primary research studies reporting on antipsychotic medication prescribing and deprescribing practices, and perceptions on those practices within acute care. We included all study designs excluding protocols, editorials, opinion pieces, and systematic or scoping reviews. Two reviewers screened and abstracted data independently and in duplicate. The protocol was registered on Open Science Framework prior to data abstraction (10.17605/OSF.IO/W635Z).

RESULTS: Of 4528 studies screened, we included 80 studies. Healthcare professionals across all acute care settings (intensive care, inpatient, emergency department) perceived prescribing haloperidol (n = 36/36, 100%) most frequently, while measured prescribing practices reported common quetiapine prescribing (n = 26/36, 76%). Indications for antipsychotic prescribing were delirium (n = 48/69, 70%) and agitation (n = 20/69, 29%). Quetiapine (n = 18/18, 100%) was most frequently prescribed at hospital discharge. Three studies reported in-hospital antipsychotic deprescribing strategies focused on pharmacist-driven deprescribing authority, handoff tools, and educational sessions.

CONCLUSIONS: Perceived antipsychotic prescribing practices differed from measured prescribing practices in acute care settings. Few in-hospital deprescribing strategies were described. Ongoing evaluation of antipsychotic deprescribing strategies are needed to evaluate their efficacy and risk.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

BMC health services research - 22(2022), 1 vom: 21. Okt., Seite 1272

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jaworska, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Moss, Stephana J [VerfasserIn]
Krewulak, Karla D [VerfasserIn]
Stelfox, Zara [VerfasserIn]
Niven, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Ismail, Zahinoor [VerfasserIn]
Burry, Lisa D [VerfasserIn]
Fiest, Kirsten M [VerfasserIn]

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2S3PL1B6UJ
Acute care
Antipsychotic Agents
Antipsychotic medications
Critical care
Deprescribing
Haloperidol
J6292F8L3D
Journal Article
Prescribing practices
Quetiapine Fumarate
Review

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Date Completed 25.10.2022

Date Revised 25.10.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12913-022-08650-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347859518