Do you regularly take an anti-anxiety or sleeping medication?
17 July 2019
What will participation involve?
• This project involves a series of online surveys to be completed over a six-month period. They will involve questions about your demographics, benzodiazepine use and experiences with them, as well as a few questions relating to your psychological and physical health.
• The first questionnaire will be the longest, taking around 30 minutes to complete. The following few questionnaires will be much briefer, taking around 15 minutes to complete.
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Ethical approval
This study has received ethical approval from Deakin University, #2019-006
About the researcher
Erin Oldenhof B.A. (Psych) (Hons); Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) Candidate
Erin is currently completing her doctorate, where the research impetus has been the advent of real-time prescription monitoring of benzodiazepines (BDZs) in Australia. Erin is investigating barriers long-term “benzo” users face when asked to reduce or stop their medication. The findings will be used to inform healthcare practitioners of more client-centred approaches to deprescribing benzos/z-drugs, to reduce the potential harms associated with abrupt discontinuation.
