Family perspectives on the use of medications in long-term care facilities / : Point de vue des familles sur l'usage des médicaments en établissement de soins de longue durée

"Our goals in this project were (1) to assess the current state of knowledge about family's perceptions about the use of drugs in LTC facilities using a scoping study of the literature to identify relevant research and (2) to obtain these perceptions directly through an online survey directed at family members of those currently in long-term care placements in Canada. We expected that the information from both would then serve as a basis for developing appropriate recommendations with regard to medicine use among/for seniors in care. Because the use of psychotropic medications in LTC facilities had already raised concerns reported in the literature, we also focused on this group of drugs"--Page 3.