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Titulo |
Effect of the economic crisis on consumption of psychotropic drugs in Asturias (Spain) |
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Autoría |
Nicieza-García ML, Alonso-Lorenzo JC, Suárez-Gil P, Rilla-Villar N. |
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Fuente |
Gac Sanit. 2016 Mar 23. doi:pii: S0213-9111(16)30001-2. 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.02.006. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish. |
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Resumen |
OBJECTIVE:
To assess whether the economic crisis of 2008 has changed the consumption of anxiolytics, hypnotics-sedatives and antidepressants in Asturias (Spain).
METHOD:
We conducted a descriptive study of drug use from 2003 -2013. The defined daily doses of 1000 inhabitants per day (DHD) were calculated for anxiolytics, hypnotics-sedatives and antidepressants. Linear regression coefficients (b) of the DHD were obtained for the pre-crisis period (2003-2008) and the crisis period (2009-2013).
RESULTS:
The consumption of anxiolytics increased by 40.25%, that of hypnotics by 88.11% and that of antidepressants by 80.93%. For anxiolytics: b-(2003-2008)=4.38 DDI/year and b-(2009-2013)=1.08 DDI/year. For hypnotics-sedatives: b-(2003-2008)=2.30 DDI/year and b-(2009-2013)=0.40 DDI/year. For antidepressants: b-(2003-2008)=5.79 DDI/year and b-(2009-2013)=2.83 DDI/year.
CONCLUSIONS:
The rise in consumption of the three subgroups during the crisis period was lower than that of the pre-crisis period. This study does not confirm the influence of the economic crisis on the rise in consumption of these drugs. |
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URL |
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27017197 |
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Tipo de documento |
Artículo cientifico |
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Impacto en el sistema sanitario |
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Impacto en la salud |
Estilos de vida |
