Does a Consumer-Targeted Deprescribing Intervention Compromise Patient-Healthcare Provider Trust?

摘要: One in four community-dwelling older adults is prescribed an inappropriate medication. Educational interventions aimed at patients to reduce medications may cause question their prescriber’s judgment. The objective of this study was determine whether a patient-focused deprescribing intervention compromised trust between and healthcare providers. An educational brochure distributed by community pharmacists order trigger conversations. At baseline 6-months post-intervention, participants completed the Primary Care Assessment Survey, which measures patient doctors pharmacists. Changes were ascertained post-intervention. Proportions with 95% confidence intervals (CI), logistic regression used shift associated predictors. 352 responded questionnaire both time points. majority had no change or gained for items related choice medical care (78.5%, CI = 74.2–82.8), communication transparency (75.4%, 70.7–79.8), overall (81.9%, 77.9–86.0). Similar results obtained participants’ perceptions pharmacists, remaining intact (79.4%, 75.3–83.9), communicating (82.0%, 78.0–86.1), (81.6%, 77.5–85.7). Neither age, sex nor medication class targeted loss trust. Overall, indicate that do not patients’ providers negative direction.