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Attitudes towards deprescribing in patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy in primary care

2024-12-20 primary care research Title + abstract only
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BackgroundPopulation ageing has led to an increase in multimorbidity and polypharmacy. Some medications may need to be stopped, but patient attitudes towards deprescribing are poorly understood. This study explores attitudes towards (de)prescribing in patients with multimorbidity in the UK primary care. MethodsPatients with multimorbidity were invited to complete the Revised Patients Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) Questionnaire using an Evergreen Lifes Personal Health Record App (Manch...

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