Benzodiazepine Deprescribing Clinical Trial
Official title:
Feasibility of a Benzodiazepine Deprescribing Intervention in Older Adults Living in the Belgian Community Setting
The goal of this feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention, led by the pharmacist, aiming at benzodiazepines and z-drugs deprescribing in older adults living in the Belgian community setting. The main questions it aims to answer are: - To what extent will Belgian community pharmacists adhere to the intervention? - To what extent will patients and general practitioners take up the intervention to deprescribe benzodiazepines and z-drugs? - To what extent is the design of the recruitment and data collection process feasible and acceptable for all participants? Participants will receive an educational brochure from their pharmacist. Their pharmacist will also propose to send a new standardized form to their general practitioner to enhance collaboration about a potential benzodiazepine deprescribing. Researchers will compare this intervention to usual care to see if the intervention is feasible and to gather first data on intervention effectiveness in benzodiazepine deprescribing.
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