What do older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy think about deprescribing? The LESS study - a primary care-based survey

Table 3 Answers to open questions on other enablers and barriers towards deprescribing^a

Enablers	Number of participants^a
side effects, interactions or no effect of medicines, feeling bad with medicine	37
trust in doctor to deprescribe when necessary	16
cost reduction	16
Barriers
feel well with current medicine, convinced that all are needed	56
fear of recurrent symptoms or worsening of health	45
trust in doctors to only prescribe what is necessary	25

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