Physician and patient-related factors associated with inappropriate prescribing to older patients within primary care: a cross-sectional study in Brazil.
Welma Wildes Cunha Coelho AmorimLuiz Carlos Santana PassosRomana Santos GamaRenato Morais SouzaLucas Teixeira GraiaJessica Caline Lemos MacedoDjanilson Barbosa Dos SantosMárcio Galvão Guimarães de OliveiraPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2021)
High prevalence of prescription of potentially inappropriate medications was observed. Physician-related characteristics can influence prescription of medications to older people within primary healthcare. This suggests that there is a need for interventions among all physicians, especially younger physicians.