How do Older Adults and Caregivers Feel About Their Medications?

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1057 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-25

Study Completion Date

2018-03-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to study patients' and caregivers' perspectives towards deprescribing using the Revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Deprescribing

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Older adults

rPATD Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 22 questions for older adults, and 19 questions of caregivers.

Caregivers

rPATD Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 22 questions for older adults, and 19 questions of caregivers.

Interventions

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rPATD Questionnaire

A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 22 questions for older adults, and 19 questions of caregivers.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age at least 65 years;
* taking one or more long-term prescription medication;
* have not participated in this anonymous questionnaire previously

* currently an informal caregiver for an older adult (defined as having any role in a family member or friend's management of health and/or medications);
* care recipient must be at least 65 years of age and taking one or more long-term prescription medication;
* have not participated in this anonymous questionnaire previously

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to complete a questionnaire in English.

* caregiver's age less than 21 years;
* caregiver's inability to complete a questionnaire in English.

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No