Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Community-dwelling older people's attitudes towards deprescribing in Canada
Published 2017-01-01Background While there is evidence that supervised withdrawal of inappropriate medications might be beneficial for individuals with polypharmacy, little is known about their attitudes towards deprescribing. Objective This ...Open AccessArticle -
A systematic review of interventions to deprescribe benzodiazepines and other hypnotics among older people
Published 2017-01-01Purpose: Benzodiazepines are effective medicines for insomnia and anxiety but are commonly used beyond recommended treatment time frames, which may lead to adverse drug events. The aim of this systematic review was to ...Open AccessArticle -
Development and pilot testing of the revised Patients’ Attitudes Towards Deprescribing questionnaire for people with cognitive impairment
Published 2018-01-01Objectives: 1) To develop a version of the revised Patients’ Attitude Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild-to-moderate dementia (rPATDcog) and 2) capture the beliefs ...Open AccessArticle -
Deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in dementia: guideline summary
Published 2019-01-01Introduction: Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) and memantine are medications used to treat the symptoms of specific types of dementia. Their benefits and harms can change over time, particularly during long term use. ...Open AccessArticle -
Pharmacoepidemiology in older people: purposes and future directions
Published 2019-01-01Knowledge of the benefit/risk ratio of drugs in older adults is essential to optimise medication use. While randomised controlled trials are fundamental to the process of drug development and bringing new drugs to the ...Open AccessArticle