Bruenn, Robin, Mueller, Beate S., Flaig, Benno, Kellermann-Muehlhoff, Petra, Karbach, Ute ORCID: 0000-0003-3479-9474, Soeling, Sara, Muth, Christiane and van den Akker, Marjan (2021). I must, and I can live with that: a thematic analysis of patients' perspectives on polypharmacy and a digital decision support system for GPs. BMC Fam. Pract., 22 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1471-2296

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Abstract

Background: To investigate patients' perspectives on polypharmacy and the use of a digital decision support system to assist general practitioners (GPs) in performing medication reviews. Methods: Qualitative interviews with patients or informal caregivers recruited from participants in a cluster-randomized controlled clinical trial (cRCT). The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: We conducted 13 interviews and identified the following seven themes: the patients successfully integrated medication use in their everyday lives, used medication plans, had both good and bad personal experiences with their drugs, regarded their healthcare providers as the main source of medication-related information, discussed medication changes with their GPs, had trusting relationships with them, and viewed the use of digital decision support tools for medication reviews positively. No unwanted adverse effects were reported. Conclusions: Despite drug-related problems, patients appeared to cope well with their medications. They also trusted their GPs, despite acknowledging polypharmacy to be a complex field for them. The use of a digital support system was appreciated and linked to the hope that reasons for selecting specific medication regimens would become more comprehensible. Further research with a more diverse sampling might add more patient perspectives.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Bruenn, RobinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mueller, Beate S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Flaig, BennoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kellermann-Muehlhoff, PetraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Karbach, UteUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3479-9474UNSPECIFIED
Soeling, SaraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Muth, ChristianeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van den Akker, MarjanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-587991
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01517-6
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Fam. Pract.
Volume: 22
Number: 1
Date: 2021
Publisher: BMC
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1471-2296
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
OLDER PATIENTS; MEDICATION; MULTIMORBIDITY; INTERVENTION; GUIDELINES; MEDICINES; PILOT; CAREMultiple languages
Primary Health Care; Medicine, General & InternalMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58799

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