| Intervention Group | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Letter | Pharmacist | Physician | ||
Number of physicians (n) | 73 | 67 | 68 | 64 | Â |
Age (mean/SD) | 53.7 (10.6) | 54.0 (12.0) | 54.5 (11.4) | 55.2 (12.2) | 0.886 |
Male (%) | 84 | 79 | 76 | 78 | 0.713 |
Family physicians (%) | 85 | 81 | 85 | 92 | 0.301 |
Psychiatrists (%) | 10 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0.389 |
Baseline number of older patients prescribed high doses of BDZ + per quarter (mean/SD) | 0.959 (1.001) | 0.593 (0.696) | 0.618 (0.656) | 0.598 (0.727) | 0.039 |
Baseline dose (DDD) of BDZ + prescribed to older patients per quarter (mean/SD) | 1.065 (0.310) | 1.089 (0.432) | 1.074 (0.356) | 0.935 (0.208) | 0. 034 |