Reducing hypnotic use on two older adult functional wards: an effective audit?
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RESULTS Our pre-intervention audit showed a hypnotic use of 48%. This decreased to 26% for the first month following the educational intervention. Usage increased gradually in proportion to time from intervention. However, over the 4-month post-intervention period hypnotic use remained significantly lower than preintervention throughout the time period studied. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS As the study is an audit there is no control group, but our results suggest regular staff education is needed to sustain a reduction in hypnotic use.
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