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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

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05.11.2021 | Original Article

Assessment of Benzodiazepine (BZD) Use Among Nursing Home Residents by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Nursing Questionnaires, and Examining Additional Mental Health Problems of BZD Users

verfasst von: Monika Dreher-Weber, Anton-Rupert Laireiter, Anton Kühberger, Isabella Kunz, Laura Huppertz, Volker Auwärter, Rainer Hoffmann, Verena Schmidt, Siegfried Lang, Friedrich M. Wurst

Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Ausgabe 3/2023

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Abstract

This study aimed at evaluating the extent of benzodiazepine (BZD) consumption among nursing home residents and examining additional mental health problems. Urine samples were collected in nursing homes in a border region between Austria and Germany and analyzed for BZD using a liquid chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometric method (LC–MS/MS). In addition, a questionnaire was applied to the residents including the ICD-10 symptom rating scale; nursing staff filled out a further questionnaire on residents’ consumption of addictive drugs. Of 301 urine samples collected in 33 nursing homes, 103 (34.2%) were BZD positive. BZD users showed significantly higher values for depression and anxiety. Nursing staff reported consumption of addictive drugs in 29 (37.2% of BZD positives) with almost entirely BZD use. In nearly 4% of BZD users, nursing staff indicated drug abuse/dependence. BZD use appears to be rather common in nursing homes and nurses apparently do not recognize the addictive potential of BZD sufficiently. Interventions should aim at a reduction of BZD prescriptions by sensitizing primary care physicians and nursing staff.

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Titel: Assessment of Benzodiazepine (BZD) Use Among Nursing Home Residents by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Nursing Questionnaires, and Examining Additional Mental Health Problems of BZD Users
verfasst von: Monika Dreher-Weber
Anton-Rupert Laireiter
Anton Kühberger
Isabella Kunz
Laura Huppertz
Volker Auwärter
Rainer Hoffmann
Verena Schmidt
Siegfried Lang
Friedrich M. Wurst
Publikationsdatum: 05.11.2021
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Ausgabe 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00685-x

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