Table 1 Baseline characteristics of general practitioners (GPs) from all participating countries (N countries = 31, N GPs = 1,706)
GPs’ deprescribing decisionsa (N = 1,428, only complete records) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP characteristics | Overall | Deprescribing in < 6 case vignettes (n = 370) | Deprescribing in all 6 case vignettesb (n = 1,058) | Crude odds ratio of deprescribing in all 6 case vignettesc (95% CI) | P-valued |
Sex | |||||
female, n (%) | 1,021 (60) | 240 (65) | 593 (56) | 0.74 (0.57 to 0.96) | 0.024 |
male, n (%) | 685 (40) | 130 (35) | 465 (44) | ref. | |
Age, in years | |||||
mean (standard deviation) | 50 (12) | 49 (12) | 50 (12) | per 10 years: 1.14 (1.02 to 1.28) | 0.020 |
Clinical experience as GP, in years | |||||
mean (standard deviation) | 18 (11.4) | 17 (11) | 18 (11) | per 10 years: 1.12 (1.00 to 1.25) | 0.055 |
Average number of consultations per working day, n (%) | |||||
< 15 | 197 (12) | 31 (8) | 121 (11) | ref. | – |
15–25 | 567 (33) | 123 (33) | 356 (34) | 0.78 (0.48 to 1.25) | 0.30 |
26–35 | 468 (27) | 93 (25) | 300 (28) | 0.91 (0.56 to 1.50) | 0.72 |
> 35 | 474 (28) | 123 (33) | 281 (27) | 0.71 (0.43 to 1.20) | 0.21 |
Frequency of seeing/treating patients aged ≥ 70 years with polypharmacy, n (%) | |||||
frequently / very frequently | 1,469 (87) | 310 (84) | 942 (89) | 1.63 (1.15 to 2.32) | 0.006 |
very rarely / rarely / occasionally | 218 (13) | 60 (16) | 116 (11) | ref. | – |
Frequency of dealing with the topic of deprescribing medications in daily practice, n (%) | |||||
frequently / very frequently | 935 (56) | 176 (48) | 638 (60) | 1.53 (1.18 to 1.97) | 0.001 |
very rarely / rarely / occasionally | 729 (44) | 194 (52) | 420 (40) | ref. | – |
Frequency of deprescribing medications during consultations in daily practice, n (%) | |||||
frequently / very frequently | 438 (26) | 76 (21) | 305 (29) | 1.46 (1.09 to 1.97) | 0.012 |
very rarely / rarely / occasionally | 1,226 (74) | 294 (79) | 753 (71) | ref. | - |