Assessing the acceptability and usability of MedSafer, a patient-centered electronic deprescribing tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deprescribing is the clinically supervised process of stopping or reducing medications that are no longer beneficial. MedSafer is an electronic decision support tool that guides healthcare providers (HCPs) through the deprescribing process. We recently developed a novel patient-facing version of the software, allowing patients and caregivers to generate a personalized deprescribing report to bring to their prescriber.

Objective

The study aimed to evaluate the usability and acceptability of MedSafer among older adults, caregivers, and community HCPs (physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists).

Method

A mixed-methods feasibility study was conducted with a convenience sample of 100 older adults/caregivers, and 25 healthcare practitioners. Participants we

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574792 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature