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Table 2 Patients’ responses to global statements

From: Attitudes towards deprescribing and patient-related factors associated with willingness to stop medication among older patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Indonesia: a cross-sectional survey study

 

Strongly disagree and disagree (n, %)

Unsure (n, %)

Strongly agree and agree (n, %)

Satisfaction with medicinesa (n = 196)

9 (4.6)

3 (1.5)

184 (93.9)

Willingness to stop if b,c

General practitioner proposal (n = 196)

55 (28.0)

6 (3.1)

135 (68.9)

Specialist proposal (n = 183)

53 (29.0)

7 (3.8)

123 (67.2)

Pharmacist proposal (n = 195)

105 (53.9)

11 (5.6)

79 (40.5)

  1. a Overall, I’m satisfied with my current medicines
  2. b If my [general practitioner] / [specialist] / [pharmacist] said it was possible, I would be willing to stop one or more of my regular medicines’.
  3. c Chi-square comparing willingness across 3 healthcare professional groups: 40.7, p-value < 0.001; Chi-square comparing willingness between general practitioner and specialist: 1.2, p-value 0.54)
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BMC Geriatrics

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