Title |
Deprescribing medication in very elderly patients with multimorbidity: the view of Dutch GPs. A qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Primary Care, July 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-13-56 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jan Schuling, Henkjan Gebben, Leonardus Johannes Gerardus Veehof, Flora Marcia Haaijer-Ruskamp |
Abstract |
Elderly patients with multimorbidity who are treated according to guidelines use a large number of drugs. This number of drugs increases the risk of adverse drug events (ADEs). Stopping medication may relieve these effects, and thereby improve the patient's wellbeing. To facilitate management of polypharmacy expert-driven instruments have been developed, sofar with little effect on the patient's quality of life. Recently, much attention has been paid to shared decision-making in general practice, mainly focusing on patient preferences. This study explores how experienced GPs feel about deprescribing medication in older patients with multimorbidity and to what extent they involve patients in these decisions. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 6 | 33% |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 6% |
Netherlands | 1 | 6% |
Germany | 1 | 6% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 8 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 16 | 89% |
Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 3 | 1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 283 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 48 | 17% |
Researcher | 39 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 22 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 6% |
Other | 63 | 22% |
Unknown | 65 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 110 | 38% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 34 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 16 | 6% |
Psychology | 13 | 4% |
Other | 20 | 7% |
Unknown | 78 | 27% |