Barriers to discontinuing benzodiazepine receptor agonists in older adults: a survey of older adults across Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various factors hinder older adults from discontinuing benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs). Identifying and prioritising these barriers is essential for designing effective interventions to discontinue BZRAs.

Objective

To identify barriers to BZRA discontinuation among older adults and factors associated with their willingness to reduce or stop use.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults 65+ using BZRA for sleep problems, recruited from hospitals across six European countries. Barriers were identified via a 27-item questionnaire grounded in the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), which systematically identifies individual and contextual determinants of behaviour. Responses were analysed using descriptive statistics. Multivariable

SUBMITTER: Shapoval V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12676567 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature