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The impact of antipsychotics and neuropsychiatric symptoms on the quality of life of people with dementia living in nursing homes

Objective: This study aimed to establish whether antipsychotic (AP) use in patients with dementia negatively affects quality of life (QoL) independent of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). Method: We tested 290 patients with dementia living in nine nursing homes throughout the Netherlands in a longitudinal study. The measurements were repeated every 6 months over 2 years. We […]