Implementation of an intervention aimed at deprescribing benzodiazepines in a large US healthcare system using patient education materials: a pre/post-observational study with a control group
Conclusions
Results from this non-randomised QI initiative indicate that patient education programmes using the EMPOWER brochures have the potential to promote cessation of benzodiazepines in primary care.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Le, T. M., Campbell, S., Andraos, A., Ahlmark, P., Hoang, H., Isserman, S., Goldzweig, C. L., Mays, A. M., Bradley, K., Keller, M. S. Tags: Open access, Health services research Source Type: research
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