Sleep medicines are often prescribed for older adults (≥75 years) without appropriate dosing instructions: A nationwide retrospective register study in Finland.

Sini-Tuulia EronenTerhi Kurko Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä Tiina Paunio Marja Airaksinen Tomi Rantamäki

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2024)

It is common to prescribe sleep medicines for older adults without appropriate dosing instructions, particularly excluding warnings against long-term, regular use. Actions to change the current prescribing practices are warranted.

Keyphrases

physical activity
primary care
sleep quality
cross sectional
healthcare