Self-reported sleep disturbance and inappropriate z-hypnotic use among older adults in general practice
A high proportion of patients used z-hypnotics inappropriately. This inappropriate use was associated with experienced sleep disturbances, particularly trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, and multiple reasons for sleep disturbances. The prescribing GP was not significantly associated with inappropriate use.
Authors
- Tahreem Ghazal Siddiqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8404-0610)
- Tone Breines Simonsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-9011)
- Christofer Lundqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2596-9876)
Institutions
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2025.2475300
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.24