Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)

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Autor(a) principal: Lorenzet,Isabel Clasen
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Chatkin,Moema Nudilemon, Nogueira,Leonardo Mendes
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
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Resumo: <p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify the prevalence of benzodiazepine use in the elderly of Pelotas, Brazil, and associated factors.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A cross-sectional study was undertaken with a representative population from a Family Primary Health Unit and an Outpatient Service.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The sample was comprised by 389 elder people within 60 and 96 years. The prevalence was of 10.3%. Multivariate Analysis identified the female gender (RR = 2.75; CI95% 1.33 - 5.68), related depression (RR = 2.10; CI95% 1.07 - 4.14) and anti-depressive use (RR = 1.91; CI95% 1.01 - 3.61) as the independent factors associated with benzodiazepine's use in this population.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The study showed a low prevalence of Benzodiazepine's use within elderly, in the inferior limit of values seen in studies in Brazil and other countries.</p>
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spelling Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)aged drug utilization benzodiazepines epidemiology.<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify the prevalence of benzodiazepine use in the elderly of Pelotas, Brazil, and associated factors.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A cross-sectional study was undertaken with a representative population from a Family Primary Health Unit and an Outpatient Service.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The sample was comprised by 389 elder people within 60 and 96 years. The prevalence was of 10.3%. Multivariate Analysis identified the female gender (RR = 2.75; CI95% 1.33 - 5.68), related depression (RR = 2.10; CI95% 1.07 - 4.14) and anti-depressive use (RR = 1.91; CI95% 1.01 - 3.61) as the independent factors associated with benzodiazepine's use in this population.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The study showed a low prevalence of Benzodiazepine's use within elderly, in the inferior limit of values seen in studies in Brazil and other countries.</p>Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia2015-07-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttps://ggaging.com/details/51Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging v.9 n.3 2015reponame:Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstacron:SBGGinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Lorenzet,Isabel Clasen Chatkin,Moema Nudilemon Nogueira,Leonardo Mendeseng2015-07-01T00:00:00Zoai:ggaging.com:51Revistahttp://sbgg.org.br/publicacoes-cientificas/revista-geriatria-gerontologia/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpexecutiveditors@ggaging.com||nacional@sbgg.org.br2447-21232447-2115opendoar:2015-07-01T00:00Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
title Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
spellingShingle Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
Lorenzet,Isabel Clasen
aged
drug utilization
benzodiazepines
epidemiology.
title_short Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
title_full Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
title_fullStr Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
title_full_unstemmed Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
title_sort Low Prevalence of use of benzodiazepines by older people in Pelotas (RS)
author Lorenzet,Isabel Clasen
author_facet Lorenzet,Isabel Clasen
Chatkin,Moema Nudilemon
Nogueira,Leonardo Mendes
author_role author
author2 Chatkin,Moema Nudilemon
Nogueira,Leonardo Mendes
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lorenzet,Isabel Clasen
Chatkin,Moema Nudilemon
Nogueira,Leonardo Mendes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv aged
drug utilization
benzodiazepines
epidemiology.
topic aged
drug utilization
benzodiazepines
epidemiology.
description <p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify the prevalence of benzodiazepine use in the elderly of Pelotas, Brazil, and associated factors.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A cross-sectional study was undertaken with a representative population from a Family Primary Health Unit and an Outpatient Service.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The sample was comprised by 389 elder people within 60 and 96 years. The prevalence was of 10.3%. Multivariate Analysis identified the female gender (RR = 2.75; CI95% 1.33 - 5.68), related depression (RR = 2.10; CI95% 1.07 - 4.14) and anti-depressive use (RR = 1.91; CI95% 1.01 - 3.61) as the independent factors associated with benzodiazepine's use in this population.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The study showed a low prevalence of Benzodiazepine's use within elderly, in the inferior limit of values seen in studies in Brazil and other countries.</p>
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