title: Night sedation and arthritic pain.
abstract: This pilot study highlights the problems of benzodiazepine (BDP) usage in patients attending a rheumatology clinic. Of 127 consecutive patients attending the rheumatology clinic a total of 29% (37) had been taking night sedation for mean duration of 4.1 years. The majority of BDP users (92%) were women. In 78% night sedation was taken for insomnia associated with night pain. We recommend that if BDP is to be prescribed it should be only in selected cases for a short time.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Rehabilitation Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Hardo
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines