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Medication Use and Quality of Life Among Older People
Sponsor: Odense University Hospital
Summary
This project will provide new evidence on how to optimize medication use among older people with limited life expectancy. This will be done by testing whether a patient-centered deprescribing intervention, focused on aligning medical treatment with patients' preferences, can improve quality of life among older people with limited life expectancy.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
80 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
188
Start Date
2021-10-26
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2025-08-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Deprescribing intervention
The intervention is comprised of a minimum of three consultations with a general practitioner (GP), where adjustment of the patient's medication is made according to the patient's preference, goals and needs Consultation 1: Patient and GP discuss how the patient feels about their medical treatment, and the GP provides the patient with written material for the patient to prepare prior to the next consultation. Consultation 2: A clinical pharmacist have beforehand examined the patient's medication list and provided suggestions to the GP on which drugs can be deprescribed. The patient and GP discuss the patient's preferences and initiate deprescribing initiatives aligned with the patient's priorities. Consultation 3: Patient and GP follow up on the changes initiated and initiate new deprescribing initiatives if such can be identified. If needed, subsequent consultations (Consultation X) are planned until the patient and GP consider the patient's medical treatment optimal.
Locations (1)
Odense University Hospital
Odense, Region Syddanmark, Denmark