Health professionals perception and beliefs about drug- related problems on polymedicated older adults- a focus group study

Table 2 Major themes from focus groups

Theme		Subthemes	Coding concepts
“Poor compliance and polypharmacy- A perpetuated vicious cycle”.		Polypharmacy	Perception
		Socioeconomic factors	Familial context
		Socioeconomic factors	Economic factors
		Knowledge	Literacy
			Identification of medicines
			Duration of treatment
		Compliance	Adverse effects
			Priority
			Patients beliefs
		Deprescribing	Difficulties
		Patients-HPs communication	Lack of communication
		Influencers	TV supplements
		Influencers	Neighbours medication
		Herbal products	Interactions
		Medicines managing	Handling
		Medicines managing	Generic medicines
Organization of healthcare system	Medication management directives	Healthcare directives	Prescribing guidelines
	Medication management directives	Healthcare directives	Patients empowerment
	Clinical appointments	Clinical appointments	Lack of time
Interaction and communication between Health professionals	External responsibility	General practitioner’s -Community pharmacists	Trust/mistrust
	External responsibility	General practitioner’s -Specialist physicians	Trust/mistrust
	lack of time to communicate	General practitioner’s -Specialist physicians	Lack of communication
		General practitioner’s -Community pharmacists	Lack of communication
		General practitioner’s -Specialist physicians	Multiple prescribers
Strategies to prevent inappropriate polypharmacy		Prescribing	managing
		Prescribing	Generic medicines
		Promotion of compliance	Empowerment of patients
		Promotion of compliance	Support teams

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