Developing a core outcome set for hospital deprescribing trials for older people under the care of a geriatrician.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Half of older people are prescribed unnecessary/inappropriate medications that are not routinely deprescribed in hospital hence there is a need for deprescribing trials. We aimed to develop a Core Outcome Set (COS) for deprescribing trials for older people under the care of a geriatrician during hospital admission.

Methods

We developed a list of potentially relevant outcomes from the literature. Using a two-round Delphi survey of stakeholder groups representing older people and carers, hospital clinicians, hospital managers, and ageing/deprescribing researchers, each outcome was scored according to Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation, followed by two consensus workshops to finalise the COS.

Results

Two hundred people completed

SUBMITTER: Martin-Kerry J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature