Factors associated with psychotropic drug use among community-dwelling older persons: A review of empirical studies.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In the many descriptive studies on prescribed psychotropic drug use by community-dwelling older persons, several sociodemographic and other factors associated with drug use receive inconsistent support. METHOD: Empirical reports with data on at least benzodiazepine or antidepressant drug use in samples of older persons published between 1990 and 2001 (n = 32) were identified from major databases and analyzed to determine which factors are most frequently associated with psychotropic drug use in multivariate analyses. Methodological aspects were also examined. RESULTS: Most reports used probability samples of users and non-users and employed cross-sectional designs. Among variables considered in 5 or more reports, race, proximity to health centers, medical consultations, sleep c

SUBMITTER: Voyer P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC514897 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature