The Effect of Risperidone on Nursing Burden Associated with Caring for Patients with Dementia

200431 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Lori Frank · International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Abstract

Risperidone treatment was associated with an early and sustained reduction in nursing staff burden as measured using the M-NCAS compared with placebo treatment for older nursing home residents with dementia.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Schizophrenia research and treatment Family Caregiving in Mental Illness

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 52, Issue 9, pp. 1449-1455

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52406.x

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