The association between wealth and sleep medication use in a nationally-representative sample of older Medicare beneficiaries.
Allison MustyJennifer L LundYang Claire YangJoshua D NiznikShahar ShmuelEmilie D DuchesneauPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2023)
In this study, less wealthy older adults had higher prevalence of frequent sleep medication use. This may lead to dependency or increased fall risk in this vulnerable population.