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Associated mortality risk of atypical antipsychotic medication in individuals with dementia

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WORLD JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 298-307

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BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i2.298

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Dementia; Antipsychotics; Mortality; Vascular; Alzheimer's disease; Frontotemporal dementia; Lewy bodies; Parkinson's and mixed

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  1. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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The study found that dementia patients prescribed olanzapine and risperidone had an increased risk of death, while those prescribed quetiapine did not show a significant association. Factors such as high MMSE scores, being female, and being of White-British ethnic group were associated with a lower risk of death.
BACKGROUND Antipsychotic medications such as risperidone, olanzapine and aripiprazole are used to treat psychological and behavioural symptoms among dementia patients. Current evidence indicate prescription rates for antipsychotics vary and wider consensus to evaluate clinical epidemiological outcomes is limited. AIM To investigate the potential impact of atypical antipsychotics on the mortality of patients with dementia. METHODS A retrospective clinical cohort study was developed to review United Kingdom Clinical Record Interactive Search system based data between January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017. A descriptive statistical method was used to analyse the data. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores were used to assess the severity and stage of disease progression. A cox proportional hazards model was developed to evaluate the relationship between survival following diagnosis and other variables. RESULTS A total of 1692 patients were identified using natural language processing of which, 587 were prescribed olanzapine, quetiapine or risperidone (common group) whilst 893 (control group) were not prescribed any antipsychotics. Patients prescribed olanzapine showed an increased risk of death [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08-1.60; P < 0.01], as did those with risperidone (HR = 1.35; 95%CI: 1.18-1.54; P < 0.001). Patients prescribed quetiapine showed no significant association (HR = 1.09; 95%CI: 0.90-1.34; P = 0.38). Factors associated with a lower risk of death were: High MMSE score at diagnosis (HR = 0.72; 95%CI: 0.62-0.83; P < 0.001), identifying as female (HR = 0.73; 95%CI: 0.64-0.82; P < 0.001), and being of a White-British ethnic group (HR = 0.82; 95%CI: 0.72-0.94; P < 0.01). CONCLUSION A significant mortality risk was identified among those prescribed olanzapine and risperidone which contradicts previous findings although the study designs used were different. Comprehensive research should be conducted to better assess clinical epidemiological outcomes associated with diagnosis and therapies to improve clinical management of these patients.

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