Older Adults' Awareness of Deprescribing: A Population-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine older adults' awareness of the concept of medication-induced harm and their familiarity with the term "deprescribing." Secondary objectives were to ascertain determinants of self-initiated deprescribing conversations and to identify how older adults seek information on medication harms.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based household telephone survey using random-digit dialling.

Setting

Canada.

Participants

Community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older (N = 2,665; n = 898 men, n = 1,767 women, mean age 74.9 ± 7.2, range 65-100).

Measurements

Information was gathered on age; sex; awareness of the term "deprescribing"; knowledge and information-seeking behaviors related to medication harms; and previous initiation of a deprescribing

SUBMITTER: Turner JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5763385 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature