Barriers to Deprescribing Benzodiazepines in Older Adults in a Survey of European Physicians
Exciting news! Our study on hospital physicians' barriers to deprescribing benzodiazepines (BZRA) in older adults has just been published in JAMA Network Open!
Key findings:
1. Physicians across six European countries reported similar major barriers to deprescribing, including lack of training, time constraints, patient reluctance, and prioritisation of other health problems over deprescribing.
2. Enhancing deprescribing would require addressing both reflective (e.g., enhancing self-efficacy) and impulsive (e.g., managing emotions) processes, highlighting the need for multifaceted interventions.
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BE-SAFE in a nutshell
The BE-SAFE project is targeting patient safety by addressing knowledge and practice gaps related to the reduction of medications used for sleep problems in Europe. Experts and patients are involved to promote an interdisciplinary and inter-sectorial approach. BE-SAFE is a European research project funded by the European Commission Horizon programme under the work programme HORIZON-HLTH-2021-CARE-05-01: Enhancing quality of care and patient safety) and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) (contract No 22.00116). The project duration will be from 2022 to 2027.
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