Barriers and Enablers of Older Patients to Deprescribing of Cardiometabolic Medication: A Focus Group Study

• Main Authors: Stijn Crutzen (Author), Gert Baas (Author), Jamila Abou (Author), Tessa van den Born-Bondt (Author), Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg (Author), Marcel L. Bouvy (Author), Mette Heringa (Author), Katja Taxis (Author), Petra Denig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundDeprescribing has been recommended for managing polypharmacy but deprescribing preventive medication in older patients is still uncommon. We aimed to investigate older patients' barriers to and enablers of deprescribing cardiometabolic medication.MethodsTwo focus groups were conducted...