Continue or not to continue? Attitudes towards deprescribing among community-dwelling older adults in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate prescribing of medications and polypharmacy among older adults are associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes. It is critical to understand the attitudes towards deprescribing-reducing the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)-among this vulnerable group. Such information is particularly lacking in low - and middle-income countries.

Methods

In this study, we examined Chinese community-dwelling older adults' attitudes to deprescribing as well as individual-level correlates. Through the community-based health examination platform, we performed a cross-sectional study by personally interviews using the revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire (version for older adults) in two communities located in Suzh

SUBMITTER: Tan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature