Variables | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Awareness of the term “deprescribing” | |
Yes | 56 ( 80.0) |
No | 14 ( 20.0) |
Knowledge of order of deprescribing steps | |
Good knowledge | 53 (75.7) |
Poor knowledge | 17 (24.3) |
Previous training on deprescribing | |
Yes | 15 (21.4) |
No | 55 (78.6) |
# Place/sources of previous training on deprescribing (n = 22) | |
Geriatric courses | 1 (4.5) |
Online course | 3 (13.6) |
Personal study | 8 (36.4) |
Postgraduate update courses/ training | 4 (18.2) |
Seminars | 5 (22.7) |
Undergraduate course | 1 (4.5) |
Awareness of deprescribing tools | |
Yes | 16 (22.9) |
No | 54 ( 77.1) |
#List of known deprescribing tools ( n = 16) | |
Beers’ criteria | 5 (31.3) |
STOPP /START | 5 (31.3) |
Beers criteria and STOPP /START | 6 (37.5) |
Frequency of use of specific deprescribing tools | |
Beers criteria | |
Often use | 3 (4.3) |
Sometime use | 5 ( 7.1) |
Rarely use | 2 (2.9) |
Know of but never use | 1 (1.4) |
Never heard of | 59 (84.2) |
STOPP/START criteria | |
Often use | 3 (4.3) |
Sometime use | 3 (4.3) |
Rarely use | 2 (2.9) |
Know of but never use | 3 (4.3) |
Never heard of | 59 (84.2) |