Attitudes and beliefs towards medication burden and deprescribing in Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications is recommended for older adults and may improve health outcomes and quality of life in persons living with Parkinson disease (PD). Patient attitudes, beliefs, and preferences play a crucial role in the success of deprescribing interventions. We aimed to examine the attitudes and beliefs about medication burden and deprescribing among persons living with PD.

Methods

We administered a survey to participants of Fox Insight, a prospective longitudinal study of persons living with PD. The survey included the revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire and additional questions about adverse drug effects. We used logistic regression models to explore potential predictors of treatment dissa

SUBMITTER: Pham Nguyen TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378437 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature