What do older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy think about deprescribing? The LESS study - a primary care-based survey.

Zsofia RozsnyaiKatharina Tabea JungoEmily ReeveRosalinde K E PoortvlietNicolas RodondiJacobijn GusseklooSven Streit

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)

Most older adults with polypharmacy are willing to deprescribe. GPs may be able to increase deprescribing by building trust with their patients and communicating evidence about the risks of medication use.

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