Deprescribing
Conditions
Brief summary
Our online, survey-based experiment will include 2,400 adults who are 65-years and older (n=1,200 each from United States and Australia). Each participant will be asked to give their opinions on a hypothetical patient scenario that has been developed by our diverse team in partnership with our stakeholder organizations.This work is expected to significantly contribute to our understanding of how older adults make decisions about deprescribing medications.
Interventions
OTHERAnticipated long-term use of medication
In this hypothetical scenario, the doctor anticipates that the participant will take this medication for the rest of their life.
OTHERPeriod re-evaluation of medication
In this hypothetical scenario, the doctor anticipates that the participant will take this medication for the rest of their life but will periodically re-evaluate the benefits and risks of the medication.
Sponsors
University of Sydney
University of Michigan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 65 years and older and resides in Australia or the United States
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preference regarding starting medication | 1 year | Response to statement, Based on what you have read so far, what would you prefer to do with this diabetes medicine? on a 6-point Likert scale with scale anchors 1=Strongly prefer not to start medicine and 6=Strongly prefer to start medicine |
| Stopping medication | 1 year | Response to statement, Based on what you have read so far, what would you prefer to do with this diabetes medicine? on a 6-point Likert scale with scale anchors 1=Strongly prefer not to continue and 6=Strongly prefer to stop |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed