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Do older people know why they take benzodiazepines? A national French cross‐sectional survey of long‐term consumers
- Source :
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020, ⟨10.1002/gps.5307⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- International audience; OBJECTIVES: Benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (or Z-drugs) (BZD/Z) are widely prescribed for older patients despite major side effects and risks when chronically used. The patient's understanding of the treatment is one of the keys to good adherence. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of BZD/Z treatment among older people who were taking BZD/Z for the long term by studying the concordance between the declared reason for taking BZD/Z and its indication. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, pharmacoepidemiologic ancillary of a national study. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview. All patients from the main study were included. "Good knowledge" was considered when patients gave an indication for each BZD/Z that was similar to its marketing authorization. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to adequately determine profiles and characterize associations. RESULTS: More than half of the patients (61.6%) had a good knowledge regarding their treatment. The presence of a psychiatric disorder, a mean duration of BZD/Z use of less than 120\,months, a desire to stop treatment, educational status, and number and type of BZD/Z used were significantly associated (P\
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Multivariate analysis
Cross-sectional study
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Concordance
treatment knowledge
Marketing authorization
Benzodiazepines
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Older patients
medicine
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives
z-drugs
Psychiatry
Research Articles
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
030214 geriatrics
business.industry
Mental Disorders
Univariate
dependence
Z‐drugs
ArtThese
3. Good health
Term (time)
Psychiatry and Mental health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Older people
business
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10991166 and 08856230
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a267cd24c9aaffdc4dc8f646af5a05dd