Prescriber Acceptability of a Direct-to-Patient Intervention for Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Deprescribing and Behavioural Management of Insomnia in Older Adults

Behavioural treatments are recommended first-line for insomnia, but long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use remains common and engaging patients in a deprescribing consultation is challenging. Few deprescribing interventions directly target patients. Prescribers' support of patient-targeted interventions may facilitate their uptake. Recently assessed in the Your Answers When Needing Sleep in New Brunswick (YAWNS NB) study, Sleepwell (mysleepwell.ca) was developed as a direct-to-patient behaviour change intervention promoting BZRA deprescribing and non-pharmacological insomnia management. BZRA prescribers of YAWNS NB participants were invited to complete an online survey assessing the acceptability of Sleepwell as a direct-to-patient intervention. The survey was developed using the seven construct components of the theoretical framework of acceptability (TFA) framework. Respondents (40/250, 17.2%) indicated high acceptability, with positive responses per TFA construct averaging 32.3/40 (80.7%). Perceived as an ethical, credible, and useful tool, Sleepwell also promoted prescriber-patient BZRA deprescribing engagements (11/19, 58%). Prescribers were accepting of Sleepwell and supported its application as a direct-to-patient intervention.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement - (2024) vom: 08. März, Seite 1-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murphy, Andrea L [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Justin P [VerfasserIn]
Rajda, Malgorzata [VerfasserIn]
Allen, Kathleen G [VerfasserIn]
Gardner, David M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acceptabilité
Acceptability
Benzodiazépines
Benzodiazepines
Comportements en matière de santé
Déprescription
Deprescribing
Health behaviour
Journal Article
Participation des patients
Patient participation
Primary health care
Soins de santé primaires

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Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1017/S0714980824000114

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36945989X