Key result
Consulting a specialist and symptoms lasting more than one week independently predicted anxiolytic/hypnotic use, while job satisfaction and home as a place of rest were protective.
Why the study?
What are the predictors of hypnotic/anxiolytic use in women aged 45-60 years in Poland?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,560)
What are the predictors of hypnotic/anxiolytic use in women aged 45-60 years in Poland?
The use of hypnotic/anxiolytic medication in middle-aged women is strongly associated with environmental and psychosocial characteristics, including job satisfaction and symptom duration.
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May guide identification of at-risk women; leaves open whether modifying job satisfaction or rest reduces anxiolytic use.
BACKGROUND: The majority of studies show a substantially higher consumption of anxiolytics and antidepressants among women than among men and in the age bracket above 45 years. AIMS: To analyse association between the use of hypnotics/anxiolytics, and various characteristics of Polish women, including health-related quality of life. METHOD: One thousand, five hundred and sixty (1,560) women aged 45-60 years completed a questionnaire dealing with the use of hypnotics/anxiolytics, demographic characteristics, environmental and work stress exposure, and self-reported quality of life (SF-36 form). RESULTS: The following variables were revealed as the predictors of hypnotic/anxiolytic use on univariate analysis: age; social pension; stress at work and environmental stress; hormone replacement therapy; headache; palpitations; mood swings or increased muscular tension; anger; duration of symptoms longer than one week; consulting a specialist; and low physical and mental health-related quality of life. The significant protective factors included: vocational and tertiary education; job satisfaction; and home as place of rest. The independent predictors of anxiolytic/hypnotic use included consulting a specialist and symptoms lasting more than one week, while job satisfaction and home as place of rest were the independent protective factors. CONCLUSIONS: The use of hypnotic/anxiolytic medication is strongly associated with environmental and psychosocial characteristics of women between 40 and 65 years of age.
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Zagożdżon et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Anxiolytics and hypnotics use (n=1,560). Environmental and psychosocial characteristics was evaluated on Predictors of hypnotic/anxiolytic use. Consulting a specialist and symptoms lasting more than one week independently predicted anxiolytic/hypnotic use, while job satisfaction and home as a place of rest were protective.
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