Consumer and Healthcare Professional Led Priority Setting for Quality Use of Medicines in People with Dementia: Gathering Unanswered Research Questions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Historically, research questions have been posed by the pharmaceutical industry or researchers, with little involvement of consumers and healthcare professionals.

Objective

To determine what questions about medicine use are important to people living with dementia and their care team and whether they have been previously answered by research.

Methods

The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership process was followed. A national Australian qualitative survey on medicine use in people living with dementia was conducted with consumers (people living with dementia and their carers including family, and friends) and healthcare professionals. Survey findings were supplemented with key informant interviews and relevant published documents (identified by the

SUBMITTER: Reeve E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912715 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature