RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Linking a Survey of Clinician Benzodiazepine-Related Beliefs to Risk of Benzodiazepine Prescription Fills Among Patients in Medicare
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 556
OP 558
DO 10.1370/afm.2883
VO 20
IS 6
A1 Maust, Donovan T.
A1 Lin, Lewei (Allison)
A1 Candon, Molly
A1 Strominger, Julie
A1 Marcus, Steven C.
YR 2022
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/20/6/556.abstract
AB In this pilot study, we used a Medicare sample to identify primary care clinicians who prescribed a benzodiazepine (BZD) in 2017 and surveyed a random sample (n = 100) about BZD prescribing. Among 61 respondents, 11.5% (SD 5.9) of their patient panels filled a BZD prescription. Patients of primary care clinicians who agreed that potential harms to long-term BZD users were low had a greater BZD fill risk relative to patients of disagreeing primary care clinicians (adjusted risk ratio 1.31; 95% CI, 1.01-1.7). We highlight the potential of using Medicare claims to sample clinicians. Using claims-based objective measures presents a new method to inform the development of behavior-change interventions.