Concurrent Use of Benzodiazepines and Antidepressants and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Accident in Older Drivers: A Nested Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aging of the population results in an increase in senior drivers. Elderly are frequently treated with benzodiazepines and antidepressants. The objective of this study was to determine whether the concurrent use of benzodiazepines and antidepressants is associated with motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) in the elderly.

Methods

This was a nested case-control study within a cohort of drivers aged 67-84 years between 1990 and 2000, identified from the Société de l'Assurance Automobile du Québec and the Régie de l'Assurance Maladie du Québec databases. First cases of MVAs during follow-up were matched with up to ten controls from the cohort. Odds ratios (ORs) for the association between MVA and the use of benzodiazepines and antidepressants were estimated using condition

SUBMITTER: Fournier JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4470976 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature