From: Attitudinal predictors of older peoples’ and caregivers’ desire to deprescribe in hospital
Predictor rPATD item | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | p-value | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | p-value |
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Patients | ||||
Sometimes I think I take too many medicines | 0.072 (0.023–0.231) | < 0.001 | 0.195 (0.045–0.841) | 0.028 |
I feel that I may be taking one or more medicines that I no longer need | 0.075 (0.025–0.229) | < 0.001 | 0.179 (0.044–0.726) | 0.016 |
I would like my doctor to reduce the dose of one or more of my medicines | 0.066 (0.021–0.206) | < 0.001 | 0.199 (0.050–0.787) | 0.021 |
Caregivers | ||||
I feel that the person that I care for may be taking one or more medicines that they no longer need | 0.092 (0.030–0.279) | < 0.001 | 0.044 (0.006–0.310) | 0.002 |
I would like the doctor to reduce the dose of one or more of my care recipient’s medicines | 0.025 (0.007–0.094) | < 0.001 | 0.024 (0.004–0.137) | < 0.001 |