Table 2 Patients’ features
From: Analysis of benzodiazepine withdrawal program managed by primary care nurses in Spain
Features | N - (%) |
|---|---|
Natives or residents for more than 5 years | 49 (96.1) |
Education: | |
Primary school | 14 (27.5) |
Secondary school | 34 (66.7) |
University or postgraduate. | 3 (5.9) |
Employment situation: | |
Pensioners | 36 (70.6) |
Housewives | 6 (11.8) |
Active workers | 9 (17.6) |
Consumption of drugs: | |
Did not use antidepressants | 42 (82) |
Consumed antidepressants: | 9 (18) |
a) SSRI | 7 (14) |
b) MAO | 1 (2) |
c)Tricycle Antidepressants | 1 (2) |
Chronic disease: | |
One or more chronic diseases | 43 (84.3) |
COPD | 10 (19.6) |
Osteoarthritis | 6 (11.8) |
Toxic habits: | |
Alcohol | 2 (3.9) |
Smoking | 13 (25.5) |
Other drugs | 1 ( 2) |
Cause of BZD consumption | |
Sleep disorder | 25 (0.5) |
Anxiety | 9 (0.2) |
Depression | 5 (0.1) |
Other diagnoses | 11 (0.2) |