2025
Benzodiazepine and z-drug prescribing in critical care survivors and the risk of rehospitalisation or death due to falls/trauma and due to any cause: a retrospective matched cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Mansi E, Rentsch C, Bourne R, Jeffery A, Guthrie B, Lone N. Benzodiazepine and z-drug prescribing in critical care survivors and the risk of rehospitalisation or death due to falls/trauma and due to any cause: a retrospective matched cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Intensive Care Medicine 2025, 51: 125-136. PMID: 39774867, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07762-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAcetamidesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAzabicyclo CompoundsBenzodiazepinesCohort StudiesCritical CareFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPiperazinesProportional Hazards ModelsPyrimidinesRetrospective StudiesSurvivorsUnited KingdomWounds and InjuriesConceptsCritical care survivorsUK Clinical Practice Research DatalinkClinical Practice Research DatalinkZ-drug prescribingAssociated with increased riskPalliative careZ-drugsAssociated with increased risk of all-causeRisk of all-causeCohort studyConfidence intervalsBenzodiazepines/Z-drugsMental health problemsRisk of rehospitalisationMatched Cohort StudyVulnerable patient groupRetrospective Matched Cohort StudyTreatment naive individualsAll-CauseMethodsRetrospective cohort studyHazard ratioHealth problemsPrescribed benzodiazepinesPrescribingHighest prevalence
2023
Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample
Dore S, Weleff J, Anand A, Thompson N, Barnett B. Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample. General Hospital Psychiatry 2023, 85: 28-34. PMID: 37729721, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican patientsAsian American patientsPatient characteristicsBenzodiazepine prescriptionsWhite patientsCohort of patientsEconomic statusMultivariate logistic regressionAfrican American patientsPrescription of benzodiazepinesLow-income zip codesPatient's economic statusPrimary care contextPrimary care samplePrimary care visitsPrimary care clinicsLower-income patientsRetrospective studyPrescribed benzodiazepinesPatientsBenzodiazepinesCare sampleBenzodiazepine prescribingCare clinicsCare visits
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