Medication Overuse
Conditions
Brief summary
This online, survey-based experiment will include 2,400 adults who are 65 years and older (n=1,200 each from the United States and Australia). Each participant will be asked to share their opinions on a hypothetical patient scenario developed by our multidisciplinary team. This work is expected to significantly contribute to the understanding of how older adults make decisions about deprescribing medications. The long-term goal is to enhance communication between older adults and clinicians so that medication regimens are optimized and align with care preferences. These results will directly inform future research on the impact of communication choices in clinical practice.
Interventions
OTHERAdditional harm information
Participants received additional information about the harm of continuing aspirin.
OTHERLess information
Participants will receive less information about the risk of harms of continuing aspirin.
Sponsors
University of Michigan
University of Sydney
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
* Reside in Australia or the United States * 65 years and older
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to read survey written in English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| "How safe do you think it would be to continue taking aspirin?" measured on a 6-point Likert scale | Day 1 |
| "How helpful do you think it would be to continue taking aspirin?" measured on a 6-point Likert scale | Day 1 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSarah Vordenberg, PharmD, MPH
University of Michigan
Outcome results
None listed