Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and attitudes toward deprescribing medications
Characteristics | Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age (N = 192) | |||
median (IQR) | 72 (69–77) | ||
Sex (N = 192) | n (%) | ||
male | 66 (34.4) | ||
female | 126 (65.6) | ||
Level of education (N = 191) | n (%) | ||
primary school (1 to 4 years) | 143 (74.5) | ||
lower secondary education (5 to 9 years) | 28 (14.6) | ||
higher secondary education (10 to 12 years) | 11(5.7) | ||
university degree or more | 9 (4.7) | ||
Medication management (N = 189) | n (%) | ||
self-management | 173 (90.1) | ||
self-management with the help of a family member or friend | 7 (3.6) | ||
family member or friend | 7 (3.6) | ||
Number of regular medications (N = 192) | value | ||
median (IQR) | 6 (5–9) | ||
n (%) | |||
1 to 4 | 43 (22.4) | ||
5 to 9 | 115 (59.9) | ||
10 to 14 | 27 (14.1) | ||
≥ 15 | 4 (2.1) | ||
Trust in the physician (N = 170)a | value | ||
median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | ||
Self-reported health status (N = 171)b | n (%) | ||
bad | 20 (10.4) | ||
reasonable | 128 (66.7) | ||
good, very good, or excellent | 30 (15.6) | ||
Medical appointments in the last 12 months (N = 160) | value | ||
median (IQR) | 5 (3–8) | ||
rPATD questionnaire | |||
Global question: “If my doctor said it was possible, I would be willing to stop one or more of my regular medicines.” (N = 192) | n (%) | ||
- agree (strongly agree, agree) | 160 (83.3) | ||
- disagree (unsure, disagree, strongly disagree) | 32 (16.7) | ||
rPATD factors scoresc | median (IQR) | ||
Involvement in medication management (N = 190) | 4.4 (4.0–4.8) | ||
Burden of medication (N = 192) | 2.6 (2.0–3.6) | ||
Appropriateness of medication (N = 191) | 3.4 (2.6–4.0) | ||
Concerns about stopping medication (N = 192) | 3.0 (2.4–3.4) | ||