The impact of in hospital patient-education intervention on older people's attitudes and intention to have their benzodiazepines deprescribed: a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Danijela Gnjidic (Author), Hui Min Magdalene Ong (Author), Celeste Leung (Author), Jesse Jansen (Author), Emily Reeve (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Long-term benzodiazepine use in the older population is common and is associated with significant harm. The provision of a patient-educational booklet during hospitalization may encourage patients to discuss review and possible deprescribing of benzodiazepine therapy with their health pr...