Attitudes towards deprescribing: The perspectives of geriatric patients and nursing home residents.

Carina LundbyPeter GlansTrine SimonsenJens Soendergaard Jesper Ryg Henrik Hein Lauridsen Jesper Hallas

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

Geriatric patients and nursing home residents are generally open towards deprescribing, particularly if proposed by their physician. Some differences exist between populations and across individual patient characteristics. Clinicians should increase awareness of deprescribing as a possibility in these populations and tailor their deprescribing approach to the individual patient.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
primary care
prognostic factors
palliative care
patient reported outcomes