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Prevalence and persistent use of psychotropic drugs in older adults receiving domiciliary care at baseline

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1126-y

Published Online: 2019-04-25

Published Print: 2019-12

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Authors

Lornstad, Marie Turmo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-7698
Aarøen, Marte

Bergh, Sverre

Benth, Jūratė Šaltytė

Helvik, Anne-Sofie
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Norwegian Directorate of Health (None)

Innlandet Hospital Trust (None)
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Received: 8 March 2018

Accepted: 2 April 2019

First Online: 25 April 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The project was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics for Eastern Norway, the Norwegian Social Science Data Services and the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs. Written information about the study was given to the participants and their next of kin. A written informed consent was collected from both the participant and their next of kin prior to the baseline interview. For those participants not capable of giving informed consent, consent was given on their behalf by their next of kin. These procedures were recommended by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics for Eastern Norway, the Norwegian Social Science Data Services and the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.

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