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Table 1 Overview of the eight themes in the toolkit, including examples

From: Reducing inappropriate psychotropic drug use in nursing home residents with dementia: protocol for participatory action research in a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

1. Leaflets, tips, and explanations

- Collection of stories: A pill against yelling

2. Training courses managing NPS

- Alzheimer Experience a

- E-learning dementia

3. Videos about psychotropic drugs

- Parodies on psychotropic drug use

4. Finding alternatives

- 85 practical alternatives to restraint

- The memory suitcase b

5. Methods for NPS and depression

- GRIP c

- STA-OP d

- Act in case of depression care program

6. Improving prescription policy

- PROPER: structured medication review

- Guideline problem behavior

7. Involving residents and relatives

- Digital workbook: tools and materials to improve contact and cooperation between client, caregivers, and family

8. Research, articles, publications

- Dissertation GRIP study

- Many articles, guidelines

  1. aFilm in which the viewer experiences what dementia entails from different perspectives
  2. bNostalgic suitcases full of memories and music, possibly with animation
  3. cMultidisciplinary care program for managing challenging behavior
  4. dStepped care protocol for the assessment and management of pain and challenging behavior
  5. Abbreviations: GRIP (study) Grip on challenging behavior, NPS Neuropsychiatric symptoms, PROPER PRescription Optimization of Psychotropic drugs in Elderly nuRsing home patients with dementia, STA-OP (study) serial trial intervention for pain and challenging behavior in advanced dementia patients
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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