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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