The Patient Typology about deprescribing and medication-related decisions : A quantitative exploration

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This study aimed to test the adequacy of a quantitative measure of our qualitatively developed Patient Typology-categories of older adults' attitudes towards medicines and medicine decision-making-and identify characteristics associated with each Typology. We conducted secondary data analyses of a subset of survey item measures of adults (≥65 years) who were members of online survey panels in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Netherlands (n = 4688). Multinomial logistic regression analyses assessed associations between demographic, psychosocial and medication-related measures. Mean age was 71.5 (5), and 47.5% of participants were female. Factors associated with an increased likelihood of identifying with Typology 1 'Attached to medicines' over Typology 2 'Open to deprescribing' were higher positive attitude towards polypharmacy (RRR = 1.12, p = <0.001) and higher need for certainty (RRR = 1.11, p = 0.039). Factors associated with an increased likelihood of identifying with Typology 3 'Defers (medication decision-making) to others' over Typology 2 were older age (RRR = 1.47 per 10-year age increase, p = <0.001) and a decreased likelihood of prior deprescribing experience (RRR = 0.73, p = 0.033). This study provides validation of the Typology with large samples from four countries, with the quantitatively-measured typologies generally aligning with the qualitatively derived categories. Our Patient Typology measure provides a succinct way researchers can assess attitudes towards deprescribing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

Enthalten in:

Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology - 134(2024), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 39-50

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Weir, Kristie Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Scherer, Aaron M [VerfasserIn]
Vordenberg, Sarah E [VerfasserIn]
Streit, Sven [VerfasserIn]
Jansen, Jesse [VerfasserIn]
Jungo, Katharina Tabea [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attitudes towards medicines
Communication
Consumer preferences
Journal Article
Quantitative research methods polypharmacy
Shared decision-making

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Date Completed 25.12.2023

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bcpt.13911

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358022231