From: Discontinuation of reimbursement of benzodiazepines in the Netherlands: does it make a difference?
Trimesters | |||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2008 | Mean (%) | 2009 | 2010 | Mean (%) | Difference means (p) | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Mean number of prescription days | 12.98ǂ | 15.45 | 15.65 | 15.94 | 15.51 | 16.14 | 15.98 | 16.90 | 15.57 | 13.34 | 13.03 | 13.05 | 13.38 | 13.23 | 13.56 | 13.61 | 14.48 | 13.46 | 2.11 |
Type of user | |||||||||||||||||||
no user | ǂ | 2642 | 2614 | 2608 | 2586 | 2619 | 2623 | 2532 | 2603 (56.2) | 2597 | 2698 | 2802 | 2704 | 2645 | 2653 | 2642 | 2541 | 2660 (60.0) | -56.82 (<0.001) |
initial | ǂ | 458 | 404 | 449 | 417 | 399 | 389 | 435 | 422 (9.1) | 270 | 365 | 363 | 429 | 378 | 367 | 351 | 408 | 366 (8.3) | 55.20 (<0.001) |
short-term | ǂ | 612 | 604 | 624 | 636 | 620 | 642 | 662 | 629 (13.6) | 762 | 513 | 518 | 521 | 559 | 514 | 533 | 509 | 554 (12.5) | 74.95 (<0.001) |
long-term | ǂ | 556 | 591 | 580 | 580 | 594 | 592 | 606 | 586 (12.7) | 454 | 461 | 445 | 447 | 445 | 474 | 467 | 483 | 460 (10.4) | 126.07 (<0.001) |
Quitter | ǂ | 365 | 427 | 385 | 431 | 404 | 364 | 345 | 389 (8.4) | 475 | 496 | 357 | 340 | 390 | 378 | 342 | 340 | 390 (8.8) | -1.04 (<0.046) |
Total | ǂ | 4633 | 4640 | 4646 | 4650 | 4636 | 4610 | 4580 | 4629 (100) | 4558 | 4533 | 4485 | 4441 | 4417 | 4386 | 4335 | 4281 | 4430 (100) | |
Supplementary analysis of short vs. long term users | |||||||||||||||||||
short-term | 1131 | 1100 | 1031 | 1109 | 1089 | 1057 | 1073 | 1138 | 1091 | 1071 | 904 | 909 | 981 | 972 | 916 | 922 | 949 | 953 | 138 |
long-term | 459 | 583 | 615 | 598 | 602 | 628 | 617 | 626 | 591 | 467 | 478 | 465 | 459 | 460 | 489 | 483 | 509 | 476 | 114.75 |
Total | 1590 | 1683 | 1646 | 1707 | 1691 | 1685 | 1690 | 1764 | 1682 | 1538 | 1382 | 1374 | 1440 | 1432 | 1405 | 1405 | 1458 | 1429 |