Publications by authors named "Christina Compher"

Objectives: To describe the extent to which nursing homes engaged families in antipsychotic initiation decisions in the year before surveyor guidance revisions were implemented.

Design: Mixed-methods study based on semistructured interviews.

Setting: U.

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Objectives: To describe the rationales that providers and family members cite for the use of antipsychotic medications in people with dementia living in nursing homes (NHs).

Design: Qualitative, descriptive study.

Setting: Twenty-six medium-sized and large facilities in five Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regions.

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