Use of prescription benzodiazepines and related drugs in family caregivers: a nation-wide register-based study
| Autor: | Tuija M Mikkola, Minna Mänty, Hannu Kautiainen, Mikaela B von Bonsdorff, Hannu Koponen, Teppo Kröger, Johan G Eriksson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Clinicum, University of Helsinki, Research Programs Unit, Center for Population, Health and Society, Department of Public Health, HUS Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Johan Eriksson / Principal Investigator, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Aging unilääkkeet Insomnia insomnia psychoactive drugs Mental disorders unettomuus mielenterveysongelmat older people psyykenlääkkeet Benzodiazepines henkinen hyvinvointi mielenterveys omaishoitajat Psychoactive drugs Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives Prospective Studies Aged informal caregiving henkinen pahoinvointi General Medicine mental disorders Ageing Prescriptions Caregivers ageing Informal caregiving 3121 General medicine internal medicine and other clinical medicine Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Older people ikääntyneet bentsodiatsepiinit |
| Zdroj: | Age and Ageing |
| Popis: | Background objective indicators of sleep and mental health problems in family caregivers have rarely been reported. Objective to study the use of prescription benzodiazepines and related drugs (BZDRD) in Finnish family caregivers and matched controls. Design prospective follow-up in 2012–17. Setting nationwide register-linkage study. Subjects all individuals who received family caregiver’s allowance in Finland in 2012 (N = 42,256; mean age 67 years; 71% women) and controls matched for age, sex and municipality of residence (N = 83,618). Methods information on purchases of prescription BZDRD, including the number of defined daily doses (DDDs), between 2012 and 2017 was obtained from the Dispensations Reimbursable under the National Health Insurance Scheme register. Background information was obtained from national registers. Results more caregivers than controls used BZDRD, both among women (users per 100 person-years: 17.2 versus 15.2, P Conclusions higher level of BZDRD use among caregivers indicates that caregivers have more sleep and mental health problems than non-caregivers. Adequate treatment of these problems and support for caregiving should be ensured for caregivers. |
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