Barriers and Enablers of Older Patients to Deprescribing of Cardiometabolic Medication: A Focus Group Study

Barriers and Enablers of Older Patients to Deprescribing of Cardiometabolic Medication: A Focus Group Study

BackgroundDeprescribing has been recommended for managing polypharmacy but deprescribing preventive medication in older patients is still uncommon. We aimed to investigate older patients’ barriers to and enablers of deprescribing cardiometabolic medication.MethodsTwo focus groups were conducted amon...

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Main Authors: Stijn Crutzen, Gert Baas, Jamila Abou, Tessa van den Born-Bondt, Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg, Marcel L. Bouvy, Mette Heringa, Katja Taxis, Petra Denig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
primary care
deprescribing
cardiometabolic medication
patient’s perspective
aged
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.01268/full

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