Subjective Factors of Polymedication in the Elderly: a Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients, Relatives and Referent Physicians.(DOSAGE)

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03309228

Acronym

DOSAGE

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-13

Start date

2016-11-16

Completion date

2022-11-30

Last updated

2018-07-18

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Conditions

Frail Elderly Syndrome

Keywords

elderly people, polymedication,, ethics, qualitative research

Brief summary

The DOSAGE Study is a qualitative transversal study aiming to describe and understand the subjective factors of polymedication in the elderly population (75 years old and more), defined as 10 simultaneous drugs. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with patients, relatives and general practitioners in one French region. 20 situations will be included. After analysing the data of the individual interviews, focus groups will be conducted with health professionals.

Interventions

OTHERindividual interviews

Semi-structured individual interviews with patients, relatives and general practitioners.

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* For patients: * Men and women aged 75 and over * Beneficiary of a prescription of medicinal products fulfilling the conditions of major polymedication: to include 10 different drugs whatever the way of use (per os, subcutaneous, intravenous, intra muscular, cutaneous, instillation) * Informed consent stating that the subject understood the purpose and methodology of the study and agrees to participate in the study. * For the relatives: * Men and women 18 years of age or older * Informed consent * Regularly participating in helping the patient's daily life * For Physicians : * Identified as the patient's physician or family physician. * Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Persons with proven and significant cognitive impairment preventing the completion of semi-strutured interviews * Person who does not speak French easily * Generally, any person unlikely to cooperate in the study * Adults under guardianship * Refusal of relatives and/or general practitioner to participate to the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
60 semi-structured interviews	9 months	Qualitative data analysis - Theorical saturation

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactRégis Pr AUBRY

raubry@chu-besancon.fr03 81 66 85 18

Backup ContactElodie CRETIN

ecretin@chu-besancon.fr03 81 21 86 80

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026