Variation in Psychotropic and Non‐Psychotropic Prescribing in Nursing Homes: A Multi‐Level <scp>EMR</scp> ‐Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Prescribing variation extends beyond antipsychotics to other common pharmacotherapies. Unit-level variation reveals additional unexplained variation not captured in previous home-level studies, providing new targets for research and quality improvement interventions. Future research should explore potential unit- and home-level contributors, such as staffing, practice culture, clinician decision-making, and policies.
Authors
- Jeffrey W. Poss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-9334)
- Aaron Jones
- Henry Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1593-6827)
- Ahmad Fuad Abdul Rahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7499-8895)
- Darly Dash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-5465)
- Sophiya Benjamin
- Maya Potter
- George A. Heckman
- Andrew P. Costa
- Paul R. Katz
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Western University (CA)
- Lawson Health Research Institute (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Regional Municipality of Waterloo (CA)
- St Joseph's Health Centre (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Research Institute for Aging (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70357
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- McMaster University
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Research Institute for Aging, University of Waterloo