Morgan K, Gilleard C J, Reive A
Age Ageing. 1982 Nov;11(4):229-34. doi: 10.1093/ageing/11.4.229.
The usage of hypnotic drugs in 23 local authority homes for the elderly was recorded in a one-day point-prevalence survey. Residents were under the care of their own general practitioners. From a total population of 1122 residents, 382 (34.0%) received hypnotics both on the night of the survey, and on the preceding night. The proportion of residents receiving hypnotics within each home varied from 2.3% to 56.5%. No preference was shown for prescribing short half-life hypnotics. The most frequently used hypnotic was nitrazepam, which accounted for 33.2% of total usage. These data were then compared with information similarly recorded from the same local authority homes six months earlier. The pattern and prevalence of drug usage showed little variation between the two surveys.
在一项为期一天的现患率调查中，记录了23家地方政府养老院中催眠药物的使用情况。这些居民由他们自己的全科医生负责照料。在总共1122名居民中，有382人（34.0%）在调查当晚和前一晚都服用了催眠药。每家养老院中服用催眠药的居民比例从2.3%到56.5%不等。在开具短效催眠药方面没有表现出偏好。最常用的催眠药是硝西泮，占总用量的33.2%。然后将这些数据与六个月前从同一地方政府养老院类似记录的信息进行比较。两次调查之间药物使用的模式和流行率几乎没有变化。
