The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a single-arm pilot trial of a brief cognitive-behavioral therapy-enhanced benzodiazepine deprescribing intervention in 20 older adults (aged ≥55 years) prescribed chronic benzodiazepines by their primary care clinicians.
Age range
55 Years
Sex
ALL
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Feasibility: Retention
Timeframe: Immediately after 10 weeks of participation
Feasibility: Intervention adherence
Timeframe: Immediately after 10 weeks of participation
Acceptability: Open-ended qualitative interview
Timeframe: Immediately after 10 weeks of participation
Change in Benzodiazepine Use
Timeframe: From enrollment to end of intervention at 10 weeks.
Change in Sleep Disturbance Scores
Timeframe: From enrollment to end of intervention at 10 weeks.
Change in Anxiety Scores
Timeframe: From enrollment to end of intervention at 10 weeks.