Medication-related experiences of patients with polypharmacy: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
Christian Ulrich EriksenStavros KyriakidisLine Due ChristensenRamune JacobsenJannie LaursenMikkel Bring ChristensenAnne FrølichPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Polypharmacy poses many challenges to patients, which have a negative impact on quality of life and adherence. Thus, when dealing with polypharmacy patients, it is crucial that healthcare professionals actively solicit individual patients' perspectives on challenges related to polypharmacy. Based on the reported experiences, we recommend that healthcare professionals upscale communicative efforts and involve patients' social network on an individualised basis to facilitate shared decision-making and treatment adherence in multimorbidpatients with polypharmacy.