Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepines use among community dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS) Prevalência e características sociodemográficas associadas ao uso de benzodiazepínicos por idosos residentes na comunidade: projeto Bambuí

Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepines use among community dwelling older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS) Prevalência e características sociodemográficas associadas ao uso de benzodiazepínicos por idosos residentes na comunidade: projeto Bambuí

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with benzodiazepine use among community-dwelling older adults. METHOD: 1606 subjects, aged > 60 years, corresponding to 92% of the residents of Bambuí city, participated in this study. The information about medic...

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Main Authors: Jussara Mendonça Alvarenga, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Elizabeth Uchoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2008-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Idoso
Farmacoepidemiologia
Uso de benzodiazepínicos
Estudos transversais
Ansiolíticos
Elderly
harmacoepidemiology
Use of benzodiazepines
Cross-sectional studies
Anxiolitic agents
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