Supporting safe and gradual reduction of long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use: Development of the SAFEGUARDING-BZRAs toolkit using a codesign approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use persists in healthcare settings worldwide and poses risks of patient harm.

Objective

This study aimed to develop an intervention to support discontinuation of long-term BZRA use among willing individuals.

Methods

The intervention development process aligned with the UK Medical Research Council's complex intervention framework. This involved a previous systematic review of brief interventions targeting long-term BZRA use in primary care and qualitative interviews based on the Theoretical Domains Framework that explored barriers and facilitators to discontinuing long-term BZRA use. A codesign approach was used involving an active partnership between experts by experience, researchers and clinicians. Inter

SUBMITTER: Lynch T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9327818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature