Potentially Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Province
New Brunswick
34.0
33.2
32.4
30.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
31.1
30.4
29.5
27.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
29.3
27.6
28.2
25.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
25.3
26.7
27.3
29.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
33.4
31.5
32.0
30.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
35.3
35.6
35.8
35.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
63.7
62.0
56.7
49.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
36.2
35.3
30.3
29.9
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

Percentage of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis

Source

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Continuing Care Reporting System

Calculations

https://www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/potentially-inappropriate-use-of-antipsychotics-in-long-term-care

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

CIHI-CCRS-002

Dimension of Quality

Effectiveness

Geographic Assignment

Place of service

Charts

Maps