title: Factors associated with long-term benzodiazepine use among elderly women and men in Quebec.
abstract: The goal of this study was to compare factors associated with long-term benzodiazepine use by elderly women and men (n = 1701) who participated in the Quebec Health Survey (QHS). Data from the 1998 QHS were linked with data from the administrative files of the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec. Results showed that elderly women were more at risk than men for long-term benzodiazepine use. Results of the multivariate logistic regression did not show a significant difference between women and men on any of the risk factors studied. Other factors such as elderly and physician attitudes deserve further study to explain differences in long-term benzodiazepine use between elderly women and men.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre on Aging, Sherbrooke University Geriatric Institute, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 4C4. Dany.Fortin@Usherbrooke.ca
authors.forename: Dany
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fortin
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Préville
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ducharme
authors.forename: Réjean
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hébert
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trottier
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.forename: Anick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bérard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines