Use of Antipsychotics in Patients with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Results of a Spanish Delphi Consensus
Por:
Manzano-Palomo S, Agüera-Ortiz LF, García-Caballero A, Martínez-Raga J, Ojea-Ortega T, Sánchez-Valle R, Antón-Jiménez M, Monge-Argilés JA and Ramos-García I
Publicada:
1 abr 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 nov 2020
Resumen:
Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are difficult to manage and associated with poor outcome. Objectives: The aim of this study was to reach consensus on the use of antipsychotics in patients with BPSD in Spain. Methods: A qualitative, multicenter, two-round Delphi study was carried out, with the participation of specialists involved in the care of dementia patients throughout Spain. They completed a 76-item questionnaire related to the identification of BPSD, treatment with antipsychotics, follow-up of patients, barriers for the use of atypical antipsychotics, and effects of antipsychotics on quality of life. Results: A total of 162 specialists in neurology, psychiatry, and geriatrics (61% men) with a mean (SD) age of 45.9 (10) years participated in the study. Almost all participants (96.9%) strongly agreed that atypical antipsychotics are safer and better tolerated than typical antipsychotics. There was agreement on the importance to review the indication and dose of the antipsychotic drug at least every 3 months. There was consistent high rate of agreement on the beneficial impact of atypical antipsychotics on the quality of life of patients with dementia and their caregivers. A consensus was also reached on the need of detecting BPSD in patients with dementia as it decreases the quality of life of both patients and caregivers, and the need to routinely screen for dementia in elderly patients with no previous psychiatric history in the presence of suggestive symptoms of BPSD. Finally, the participants in the study agreed that administrative barriers for the prescription of atypical antipsychotics in Spain hinder the access to this drug group and favor the prescription of typical antipsychotics. Conclusions: The participants in the study agreed that atypical antipsychotics should be preferred to typical antipsychotics in the management of BPSD. Wide consensus was reached about the importance of early identification of BPSD in persons with cognitive impairment, the use and management of atypical antipsychotic drugs and their favorable impact on patients and caregiver's quality of life.
Filiaciones:
Manzano-Palomo S:
Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain,
Agüera-Ortiz LF:
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (imas12), CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
García-Caballero A:
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Ojea-Ortega T:
Department of Neurology, Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Sánchez-Valle R:
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Antón-Jiménez M:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Cáceres, Cáceres, Spain
Monge-Argilés JA:
Department of Neurology, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Ramos-García I:
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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