General practitioners’ deprescribing decisions in older adults with polypharmacy: a case vignette study in 31 countries

General practitioners’ deprescribing decisions in older adults with polypharmacy: a case vignette study in 31 countries

Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) should regularly review patients’ medications and, if necessary, deprescribe, as inappropriate polypharmacy may harm patients’ health. However, deprescribing can be challenging for physicians. This study investigates GPs’ deprescribing decisions in 31...

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Main Authors: Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sophie Mantelli, Zsofia Rozsnyai, Aristea Missiou, Biljana Gerasimovska Kitanovska, Birgitta Weltermann, Christian Mallen, Claire Collins, Daiana Bonfim, Donata Kurpas, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Gindrovel Dumitra, Hans Thulesius, Heidrun Lingner, Kasper Lorenz Johansen, Katharine Wallis, Kathryn Hoffmann, Lieve Peremans, Liina Pilv, Marija Petek Šter, Markus Bleckwenn, Martin Sattler, Milly van der Ploeg, Péter Torzsa, Petra Bomberová Kánská, Shlomo Vinker, Radost Assenova, Raquel Gomez Bravo, Rita P. A. Viegas, Rosy Tsopra, Sanda Kreitmayer Pestic, Sandra Gintere, Tuomas H. Koskela, Vanja Lazic, Victoria Tkachenko, Emily Reeve, Clare Luymes, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet, Nicolas Rodondi, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Sven Streit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Deprescribing
Polypharmacy
Multimorbidity
Primary health care
Old age
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01953-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01953-6

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