Clinicians' Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers of Optimal Prescribing in Patients with Dementia and Coexisting Conditions

Conclusions:
Clinicians identified numerous barriers to and some facilitators of optimizing prescribing in people with dementia. More data are needed on the benefits and harms of stopping medications in this population. Research should also test different approaches for supporting informed decision making about medications by people with dementia and caregivers.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - May 7, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Green, A. R., Lee, P., Reeve, E., Wolff, J. L., Chen, C. C. G., Kruzan, R., Boyd, C. M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research