Table 1.
Characteristics, medication use patterns and severity of dependence score of CNSD users
| CHARACTERISTICS OF CNSD USERS (n = 100) | |
| Gender | |
| Men | 34 (34%) |
| Women | 66 (66%) |
| Age, year | |
| Mean (SD) | 78.5 (6.5) |
| Median (range) | 79 (66–90) |
| Age groups | |
| 65–74 | 28 (28%) |
| 75–84 | 51 (51%) |
| ≥ 85 | 21 (21%) |
|
FREQUENCY OF MEDICATION USE (non-mutually exclusive) | |
| Benzodiazepines | 20 (15%) |
| Opioid analgesics | 45 (34%) |
| Z-hypnotics | 68 (51%) |
| USE PATTERNS | |
| Benzodiazepines | 7 (7%) |
| Opioid analgesics | 21 (21%) |
| Z-hypnotics | 42 (42%) |
| Opioid analgesics + Benzodiazepine | 4 (4%) |
| Opioid analgesics + Z-hypnotics | 17 (17%) |
| Benzodiazepines + Z-hypnotics + Opioid analgesics | 2 (2%) |
|
SDS SCORE Mean (SD) / Median (range) | |
| CNSDs | 4.2 (3.3) / 4.0 (0–12) |
| Benzodiazepines | 3.5 (3.1) / 3.5 (0–10) |
| Opioid analgesics | 4.1 (3.3) / 3.0 (0–12) |
| Z-hypnotics | 4.4 (3.3) / 4.0 (0–12) |