Attitudes of older adults and their carers towards de-prescribing: A systematic review.

Mansha Seawoodharry Kamlesh Khunti F MedSci Melanie Jane DaviesClare GilliesSamuel Seidu

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2022)

De-prescribing is an important concept in older people given the harm associated with polypharmacy in this age group. Overall, older adults and their carers are willing to have medication de-prescribed if facilitated by their HCP. However, there remain a few barriers to de-prescribing which may need to be addressed in certain patients, through discussions between older adults/their carers and a HCP, to allow de-prescribing to be more effective.

Keyphrases

primary care
adverse drug
physical activity
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
emergency department
mental health