Effects of a geriatric intervention aiming to improve quality care in nursing homes on benzodiazepine use and discontinuation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Benzodiazepines and "Z drugs" are often prescribed in residents of nursing homes (NH) despite their well-known deleterious effects. We aimed to investigate if a general intervention on quality of care led to discontinuation of benzodiazepine, and to examine which NH-related factors were associated in change of benzodiazepines use.

Methods

IQUARE is a quasi-experimental study, investigating the impact of an intervention based on a geriatric education with NH staff on several quality indicators of care (including appropriate prescriptions). All participating NH received an initial and 18-month audit regarding drug prescriptions and other quality of care variables. The analysis included 3973 residents, 2151 subjects (mean age: 84.6 ± 8.5 years; 74.3% women) in the co

SUBMITTER: de Souto Barreto P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4799915 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature