Health Condition 1: Z020- Encounter for examination for admission to educational institution
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: Patients of either sex, above the age of 40, diagnosed with chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease etc, taking five or more drugs will be included in the study. Older patients will be defined as age above 60 at the time of data collection. For physicians: Inclusion: All doctors practicing in the department of medicine for at least 1 month will be included in the study, which includes senior faculties like professors, associate professors and junior faculties like assistant professors, senior residents and post graduates.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: For patients Patients diagnosed with chronic disease but having less than five medications for treatment are excluded from the study Patients who have cognitive impairment, will be excluded from the study Patients not having access to internet are excluded from the study For Physicians Physicians not giving informed consent will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - To determine patientâ??s beliefs and attitude in the concept of deprescribing medication and thoughts on the number of medications they were taking and willingness to discontinue them. - To identify demographic and clinical factors that influence the prescribing and deprescribing process - To explore the attitudes and awareness of deprescribing medications among physicians in a tertiary care hospitalTimepoint: 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - To explore enablers and barriers for physicians in the process of deprescribing. - To validate the questionnairesâ?? used in the study for the Indian population in this communityTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSadhana Nittur Holla
Kasturba Medical College
Outcome results
None listed