Health professionals' and researchers' opinions on conducting clinical deprescribing trials.

ABSTRACT: While clinical deprescribing trials are increasingly being performed, there is no guidance on the optimum conduction of such studies. The aim of this survey was to explore the perspectives, attitudes, interests, barriers, and enablers of conducting clinical deprescribing trials among health professionals and researchers. An anonymous survey was developed, reviewed, and piloted by all investigators and informed by consultation with experts, as well as current deprescribing guidelines. The questions were formulated around current clinical trial frameworks and incorporated identified enablers and barriers of performing deprescribing studies. The survey was sent to members of Australian and international deprescribing, pharmacological, and pharmacy organizations, and other researchers publishe

SUBMITTER: Clough AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482940 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature