Deprescribing attitudes and predictors among older adults attending geriatric clinics in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT: Deprescribing is defined as the reduction of medications to improve patient care. For effective deprescribing regular evaluation of medication adjustment regimens is required as it is documented to be an effective method to reduce polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications while improving patient well-being. Several factors, including patient-related aspects, influence the deprescribing process. Among these factors, patient willingness plays a pivotal role, making it essential to better understand their perspectives and attitudes towards medication use and deprescribing to successfully implement and maintain a deprescribing approach. We investigated the attitudes of older patients attending geriatric clinics in Kuwait toward deprescribing and identified predictors that influenc

SUBMITTER: Alshammari H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658516 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature