Attitudinal predictors of older peoples' and caregivers' desire to deprescribe in hospital

Scott, Sion ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7669-0632, Clark, Allan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2965-8941, Farrow, Carol, May, Helen, Patel, Martyn, Twigg, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0910-3850, Wright, David and Bhattacharya, Debi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-7453 (2019) Attitudinal predictors of older peoples' and caregivers' desire to deprescribe in hospital. BMC Geriatrics, 19. ISSN 1471-2318

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Abstract

Background Deprescribing is a partnership between practitioners, patients and caregivers. External characteristics including age, comorbidities and polypharmacy are poor predictors of attitude towards deprescribing. This hospital-based study aimed to describe the desire of patients and caregivers to be involved in medicine decision-making, and identify attitudinal predictors of desire to try stopping a medicine. Methods Patients and caregivers recruited from seven Older People’s Medicine wards across two UK hospitals completed the revised Patients’Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire. Patients prescribed polypharmacy and caregivers involved in medication decision-making of such patients were eligible. A target of 150 patients and caregivers provided a 95% confidence interval of ±11.0% or smaller around rPATD item agreement. Descriptive statistics characterised participants and rPATD responses. Responses to items regarding desire to be involved in medication decision-making and desire to try stopping a medicine were used to address the aims. Binary logistic regression provided the adjusted odds ratios (OR) for predictors of desire to try stopping a medicine. Results Patient participants (N=75) were a median (IQ) 87.0 (83.0, 90.0) years old and the median (IQ) number of pre-admission medication was 8.0 (6.0, 10.0). Caregiver participants (N=76) were a median (IQ) 70.0 (57.0, 83.0) years old and the majority were a spouse (63.2%). For patients and caregivers respectively, the following were reported: 58.7% and 65.8% wanted to be involved in medication decision-making; 29.3% and 43.5% reported a desire to try stopping a medicine. Attitudinal predictors of low desire to try stopping a medicine for patients and caregivers are a perception that there are no unnecessary prescribed medicines [OR=0.179 (patients) and 0.044 (caregivers)] and no desire for dose reduction [OR=0.199 (patients) and 0.024 (caregivers)]. A perception of not being prescribed too many medicines also predicted low patient desire to try stopping a medicine [OR=0.195]. Conclusion A substantial proportion of patients and caregivers did not want to be involved medication decision-making, however this should not result in practitioners dismissing deprescribing opportunities. The three diagnostic indicators for establishing desire to try stopping a medicine are perceived necessity of the medicine, appropriateness of the number prescribed medications and a desire for dose reduction.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Patient Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2019 08:30
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 02:25
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70453
DOI:	10.1186/s12877-019-1127-x

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