Journal article
Forms of trust and polypharmacy among older adults
Abstract
Abstract
This article examines how older adults make decisions about their medications through interconnected axes of trust that operate across social networks. Trust is negotiated by older adults enrolled in a deprescribing programme which guides them through the process of reducing medications to mitigate risks associated with polypharmacy. Habermas’ work on the significance of communicative action in negotiating trust …
Authors
Ross A; Gillett J
Journal
Ageing and Society, Vol. 41, No. 11, pp. 2583–2598
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
November 2021
DOI
10.1017/s0144686x20000483
ISSN
0144-686X