Perspectives on Deprescribing in long-term care: qualitative findings from nurses, aides, residents, and proxies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deprescribing initiatives in the long-term care (LTC) setting are often unsuccessful or not sustained. Prior research has considered how physicians and pharmacists feel about deprescribing, yet little is known about the perspectives of frontline nursing staff and residents. Our aim was to elicit perspectives from LTC nursing staff, patients, and proxies regarding their experiences and preferences for deprescribing in order to inform future deprescribing efforts in LTC.

Methods

This study was a qualitative analysis of interviews with nurses, nurse aides, a nurse practitioner, residents, and proxies (family member and/or responsible party) from three LTC facilities. The research team used semi-structured interviews. Guides were designed to inform an injury preventio

SUBMITTER: Little MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890706 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature