Reduction of Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Among Older Adults Through Direct Patient Education
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Reduction of inappropriate benzodiazepine prescriptions among older adults through direct patient education: the EMPOWER cluster randomized trial.
IMPORTANCE The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation Choosing Wisely Campaign recommends against the use of benzodiazepine drugs for adults 65 years and older. The effect of direct patient education to catalyze collaborative care for reducing inappropriate prescriptions remains unknown. OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of a direct-to-consumer educational intervention against usual car...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Internal Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2168-6106
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.949