Physician Perspectives on Deprescribing Cardiovascular Medications for Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Guideline-based management of cardiovascular disease often involves prescribing multiple medications, which contributes to polypharmacy and risk for adverse drug events in older adults. Deprescribing is a potential strategy to mitigate these risks. We sought to characterize and compare clinician perspectives regarding deprescribing cardiovascular medications across three specialties.

Design

National cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Ambulatory.

Participants

Random sample of geriatricians, general internists, and cardiologists from the American College of Physicians.

Measurements

Electronic survey assessing clinical practice of deprescribing cardiovascular medications, reasons and barriers to deprescribing, and choice of medications to

SUBMITTER: Goyal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature