Balneotherapy Together with a Psychoeducation Program for Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: A Feasibility Study

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.

		%
Age, mean ± SD
54,75, ± 10,4
Sex (nb, %)
Male	15	21,43
Female	55	78.57
Current marital status (nb, %)
Married	41	58.57
Single	15	21.43
Divorced	11	15.71
Widowed	2	2.86
Cohabiting	1	1.43
Total	70	100.00
Current employment status (nb, %)
Pensioner	23	33.82
Unemployed	20	29.41
Employee	19	27.94
Executive or liberal profession	5	7.35
Worker	1	1.47
Total	68	100.00
Benzodiazepine intake at baseline: number of different benzodiazepine molecules (no, %)
1	29	41.43
2	26	37.14
3	13	18.57
5	1	1.43
6	1	1.43
Benzodiazepine equivalent dose (diazepam), mean ± SD
15.3 mg ± 12.4
Duration of benzodiazepine use before inclusion (nb, %)
≥3 years	53	80.30
≥1 years	6	9.09
≥6 months	5	7.58
between 3 and 6 months	2	3.03