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9517911

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
In order to assess how many general practice patients take benzodiazepines for long periods, a cross-sectional audit of clinical practice was conducted. During a 3-day census period, 26 general practitioners in the area of Bergamo, Italy, entered into the study every patient who was taking benzodiazepines. The prevalence of use of this class of drugs was 14.0% (CI 12.5-15.7), while the prevalence of daily use for 12 months or more was 4.7% (CI 3.8-5.8). Finally, the prevalence of very long-term use of benzodiazepines, i.e. those taking these drugs for more than 10 years, was 0.65% (CI 0.34-1.14). Compared to non-long-term users, long-term users were older (OR 2.38, CI 1.39-4.08) and had a lower level of education (OR 2.40, CI 1.04-5.54). In addition, insomnia was associated with long-term use of this class of drugs (OR 1.82, CI 1.02-3.24). These findings provide evidence that the long-term use of benzodiazepines is an important issue in everyday general practice and that this calls for precise management tactics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0001-690X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
A cross-sectional audit of benzodiazepine use among general practice patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't