Journal article
Challenges and Enablers of Deprescribing: A General Practitioner Perspective
Abstract
AIMS: Deprescribing is the process of reducing or discontinuing medicines that are unnecessary or deemed to be harmful. We aimed to investigate general practitioner (GP) perceived challenges to deprescribing in residential care and the possible enablers that support GPs to implement deprescribing.
METHODS: A qualitative study was undertaken using semi-structured, face-to-face interviews from two cities in New Zealand and a purpose-developed …
Authors
Ailabouni NJ; Nishtala PS; Mangin D; Tordoff JM
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, No. 4,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0151066
ISSN
1932-6203