Tendencia del uso de benzodiazepinas en una muestra de consultantes en atención primaria / Trends in benzodiazepine use in primary care patients
Rev. méd. Chile
; 131(5): 535-540, mayo 2003.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: lil-356106
Biblioteca responsável:
CL12.1
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Benzodiazepine use is associated to a risk of abuse of dependency. In Chile benzodiazepine abuse is a public health issue. In an attempt to overcome this problem, several restrictions in their prescription were implemented by the health authority. Despite these measures, inadequate use of benzodiazepines in primary care continues to be frequent.AIM:
To study the frequency of benzodiazepine use among primary care patients. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Cross sectional survey done during two days, with seven physicians working in public primary care clinics. They applied a structured questionnaire about psychotropic medication use.RESULTS:
One hundred eighty eight subjects aged 46.8 +/- 17.5 years, 66 per cent women, were interviewed. Thirty two percent were consuming a psychotropic drug and 82 per cent of these corresponded to benzodiazepines. General practitioners and psychiatrists prescribed the drug to 75 per cent and 13 per cent of subjects, respectively. A higher frequency of benzodiazepine use was observed in women and in urban areas.CONCLUSIONS:
Benzodiazepine use continues to be highly prevalent in primary care patients, in spite of the nationwide implementation of controlled prescriptions.
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Coordenação Multissetorial
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Objetivo 11 Desigualdades e iniquidades na saúde
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Ansiolíticos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Aspecto:
Equidade e iniquidade
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Chile/CL