Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating GPs (n = 157)
From: How general practitioners would deprescribe in frail oldest-old with polypharmacy — the LESS study
Baseline characteristics | |
|---|---|
Female, n (%) | 42 (27) |
Age, years (SD) | 56 (8) |
Experience as GP, years (SD) | 20 (9) |
Number of consultations on average per working day, n (%) | |
< 15 | 12 (7) |
15–25 | 67 (43) |
26–35 | 61 (39) |
> 35 | 17 (11) |
How often do you see/treat patients > 70 with multimorbidity and polypharmacy? n (%) | |
very rarely | 1 (1) |
rarely | 3 (2) |
occasionally | 17 (11) |
frequently | 89 (57) |
very frequently | 46 (29) |
How often do you deal with the topic of deprescribing medications in your daily practice? n (%) | |
very rarely | 0 (0) |
rarely | 0 (0) |
occasionally | 25 (16) |
frequently | 95 (61) |
very frequently | 36 (23) |
How often do you deprescribe medications during consultations with your patients in your daily practice? n (%) | |
very rarely | 0 (0) |
rarely | 8 (5) |
occasionally | 101 (65) |
frequently | 39 (25) |
very frequently | 8 (5) |