Table 1 Patient characteristics
|  | Pre-QAPa Implementation N = 455 | Post-QAP Implementation N = 490 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men n = 169 (37%) | Women n = 286 (63%) | Men n = 190 (39%) | Women n = 300 (61%) | |
Age in years, median (min-max) | 83.1 (75.0–99.5) | 84.3 (75.0–102.0) | 82.8 (75.1–98.3) | 83.6 (75.2–100.9) |
Number of medications, median (min-max) | 11.0 (0.0–37.0) | 12.0 (1.0–38.0) | 12.0 (0.0–44.0) | 13.5 (0.0–34.0) |
Antipsychotic use, (%) | 43 (25.4) | 74 (25.9) | 38 (20.0) | 60 (20.0) |
Diagnosis, number (%) | ||||
 Alzheimer’s Disease | 37 (23.2) | 80 (29.3) | 50 (28.4) | 91 (31.1) |
 Mixed Dementia | 39 (24.5) | 49 (17.9) | 25 (14.2) | 33 (11.3) |
 Vascular Dementia | 8 (5.0) | 10 (3.7) | 7 (4.0) | 10 (3.4) |
 Lewy Body Dementia | 6 (3.8) | 6 (2.2) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.0) |
 Other Dementias | 2 (1.2) | 5 (1.8) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) |
 Unspecified Dementia | 18 (11.3) | 44 (16.1) | 28 (15.9) | 47 (16.0) |
 Mild Cognitive Impairment | 26 (16.4) | 44 (16.1) | 32 (18.2) | 52 (17.7) |
 Unspecified Cognitive Impairment | 23 (15.4) | 36 (14.2) | 31 (17.6) | 55 (18.8) |
Living Arrangement, number (%) | ||||
 Alone | 16 (9.5) | 48 (16.8) | 25 (13.2) | 58 (19.3) |
 Spouse and/or Child | 105 (62.1) | 102 (35.7) | 120 (63.2) | 125 (41.7) |
 Other | 34 (20.1) | 102 (35.7) | 34 (17.9) | 93 (31.0) |
 Unknown | 14 (8.3) | 34 (11.9) | 11 (5.8) | 24 (8.0) |