Objective The primary objective of our study was to explore older adults' willingness to stop
or lower the dose or frequency their chronic benzodiazepine with the long-term goal of …

Background There is a continued high prevalence of benzodiazepine use by older
community-residing adults and of their continued prescription by practitioners, despite well …

Background Older adults are commonly prescribed long‐term benzodiazepines for anxiety
and insomnia despite evidence of risks and limited evidence of long‐term benefits. Recent …

Objective The objective of the study is to understand patient factors contributing to the
chronicity of benzodiazepine use by older adults as a first step in the development of …

Background: Benzodiazepine treatment recommendations for older adults differ markedly
between guidelines, especially their advice on the acceptability of long-term use. Aims …

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors related to older primary care patients' willingness to
consider tapering/discontinuation of long-term benzodiazepine use. METHOD: Forty-six long …

Background Although a decrease in new prescribing has occurred for anxiolytic
benzodiazepines, concerns have been raised that a 'core'of long-term users has been left …

Background: Benzodiazepine use by elderly patients is associated with adverse outcomes
including increased risk of falls and fractures, motor vehicle accidents and cognitive …

OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with sustained benzodiazepine use in older
adults. DESIGN: Twelve‐year cohort study. SETTING: Community‐based epidemiological …

OBJECTIVE: To develop and test an educational tool for older adults that increases risk
perception about benzodiazepines through knowledge acquisition and change in beliefs …