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First received: August 09, 2023

Clinical Trial: Older Adults' Readiness to Stop Prescribed Medications

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Polypharmacy, Decision-making

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Older Adults' Readiness to Stop Prescribed Medications With Guidance From Health Care Professionals

Brief Summary: Polypharmacy, regular use of 5+ prescribed medications, is common among older adults and potentially harmful.Patients differ in their concern about medications, comfort in raising questions about them, and trust and confidence in physician judgment.This pilot observational research will determine older adults' readiness to "deprescribe," that is, stop prescribed medications under physician guidance.

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