Understanding medication use behaviors and perspectives in an older cardiovascular patient population: Opportunities for patient-centered deprescribing.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Describe self-reported medication use behaviors and perspectives to identify opportunities for collaborative deprescribing among older cardiovascular patients.

Design

Patient survey using convenience sampling.

Setting

Private cardiology practice in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.

Participants

Established patients aged ≥65 years with an active medication list indicating prescription polypharmacy (≥5 medications) and/or use of ≥1 high risk medication (anticoagulant, antiarrhythmic, anti-hypotensive, insulin).

Intervention

Anonymous online survey.

Main outcome measures

Current medication use (prescription and over-the-counter), self-reported medication use behaviors measured by the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS-12),

SUBMITTER: Davis LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978348 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature