Examining Adult Patients' Success with Discontinuing Long-term Benzodiazepine Use: a Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about patients' experiences with benzodiazepine (BZD) discontinuation, which is thought to be challenging given the physiological and psychological dependence and accompanying potential for significant withdrawal symptoms. The marked decline in BZD prescribing over the past decade in the US Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system presents an important opportunity to examine the experience of BZD discontinuation among long-term users.

Objective

Examine the experience of BZD discontinuation among individuals prescribed long-term BZD treatment to identify factors that contributed to successful discontinuation.

Design

Descriptive qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted between April and December of 2020.

Particip

SUBMITTER: Takamine L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853089 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature