Table 3.
Number of Prescriptions and Prescription by Type of Provider among Benzodiazepine Short- and Long-Acting User in 2018
| Variable | Benzo Use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-Acting Benzodiazepines among Short-Acting Benzodiazepine User (Only) | Long-Acting Benzodiazepines among Long-Acting Benzodiazepine User (Only) | Combination among Short- and Long-Acting Benzodiazepine User | P-value | |
| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | ||
| Total | 54ʹ717 (86.1%) | 6ʹ286 (9.9%) | 2ʹ524 (4.0%) | |
| Mean number of prescriptions per patient (SD) | 3.5 (5.34) | 4.5 (6.53) | 11.8 (13.86) | <0.001’ |
| Number of prescriptions in groups | <0.001'' | |||
| 1 | 28ʹ121 (51.4%) | 2ʹ710 (43.1%) | 198 (7.8%) | |
| 2 | 5ʹ978 (10.9%) | 716 (11.4%) | 279 (11.1%) | |
| 3 | 3ʹ779 (6.9%) | 510 (8.1%) | 197 (7.8%) | |
| 4 | 3ʹ200 (5.8%) | 421 (6.7%) | 190 (7.5%) | |
| 5 | 2ʹ103 (3.8%) | 277 (4.4%) | 146 (5.8%) | |
| ≥6 | 11ʹ536 (21.1%) | 1ʹ652 (26.3%) | 1ʹ514 (60.0%) | |
| Provider | ||||
| With ≥1 prescription from a general practitioner | 34ʹ297 (62.7%) | 4ʹ095 (65.1%) | 1ʹ703 (67.5%) | <0.001” |
| With ≥1 prescription from a psychiatrist | 5ʹ262 (9.6%) | 713 (11.3%) | 638 (25.3%) | <0.001” |
| With ≥1 prescription from others | 20ʹ737 (37.9%) | 2ʹ020 (32.1%) | 1ʹ209 (47.9%) | <0.001” |
| All prescription(s) from a general practitioner | 29ʹ448 (53.8%) | 3ʹ632 (57.8%) | 897 (35.5%) | <0.001” |
| All prescription(s) from a psychiatrist | 3ʹ752 (6.9%) | 550 (8.7%) | 251 (9.9%) | <0.001” |
| All prescription(s) from others | 16ʹ147 (29.5%) | 1ʹ581 (25.2%) | 426 (16.9%) | <0.001” |
| Combination of providers | 5ʹ370 (9.8%) | 523 (8.3%) | 950 (37.6%) | <0.001” |
Notes: 'Kruskal-Wallis test; ''Chi-Square test.