Primary-Care Prescribers' Perspectives on Deprescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) are frequently implicated as contributing to falls in older adults. Deprescribing of these medications continues to be challenging. This study evaluated primary-care prescribers' confidence in and perceptions of deprescribing opioids and BZDs for older adults.

Methods

For this study, we conducted a quantitative analysis of survey data combined with an analysis of qualitative data from a focus group. A survey evaluating prescriber confidence in deprescribing opioids and BZDs was distributed to providers at 15 primary-care clinics in North Carolina between March-December 2020. Average confidence (scale 0-100) for deprescribing opioids, deprescribing BZDs, and deprescribing under impeding circumstances were reported. A virtual focus gr

SUBMITTER: Niznik JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature