Table 1.

Four-month and one-year evolution of benzodiazepine (BZD) deprescription practices in a nursing home for dependent older adults in France, following the implementation of a withdrawal program.

Starting the Withdrawal Program	Patient’s Follow-Up under BZD at Four Months	Patient’s Follow-Up under BZD at One Year
Number of patients under BZD n = 31 patients (28.7% of the patients in nursing home)	Total number of patients n = 31	Total number of patients n = 29
	15 patients: maintenance	8 patients: maintenance 1: diminution 2: stop 4: deceased
	7 patients: diminution	1 patient: diminution 6: stop
	7 patients: stop	3 patients: stop (maintenance) 4: deceased
	1 sight loss (transferred)
	1 deceased