Zolpidem use and motor vehicle collisions in older drivers
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- 作者：John N. Booth III ; Michael Behring ; Ryan S. Cantor ; Lisandro D. Colantonio ; Sherri Davidson ; John P. Donnelly ; Erica Johnson ; Kelsey Jordan ; Chelsea Singleton ; Fenglong Xie ; Gerald McGwin Jr ; gmcgwin@uabmc.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Geriatrics ; Elderly ; Motor vehicle collisions ; Zolpidem ; Ambien
- 刊名：Sleep Medicine
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：20
- 期：Complete
- 页码：98-102
- 全文大小：207 K
文摘
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Prescribed sleep medicine use in the past 30 days was highest in women and older adults.
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Side effects that can affect driving safety are drowsiness/impaired coordination.
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Zolpidem use and motor vehicle collisions (MVC) over five years were assessed in older drivers.
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Zolpidem use was associated with higher MVC rates in women and in individuals 80 or more years of age.
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Zolpidem-related MVCs may be avoided by initiating use at low doses and increasing it as needed