Benzodiazepine Use and Deprescribing in Belgian Nursing Homes: Results from the COME-ON Study.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To describe the use and deprescribing of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) among nursing home residents (NHRs), to evaluate appropriateness of use and to identify factors associated with BZRA use and deprescribing. DESIGN: Posthoc analysis of the Collaborative Approach to Optimize Medication Use for Older People in Nursing Homes (COME-ON) study, a cluster controlled trial that evaluated the impact of a complex intervention on potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) in nursing homes (NHs). SETTING: A total of 54 NHs in Belgium. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 797 N... Mehr ...