Key result
Systematic review protocol outlines planned evaluation of deprescribing interventions on older adult health and mortality.
Why the study?
Do deprescribing interventions improve health, quality of life, and mortality in people aged 65 years and above?
Systematic Review
Do deprescribing interventions improve health, quality of life, and mortality in people aged 65 years and above?
This protocol outlines a systematic review to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of deprescribing interventions on clinical outcomes in older adults.
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Protocol for deprescribing review in older adults will synthesize safety and effectiveness data; leaves open practice change until results emerge.
Page et al. (2014) conducted a systematic review in Polypharmacy and medication-related harm. Deprescribing interventions was evaluated on Health, quality of life and mortality. This systematic review protocol outlines a planned investigation into the effectiveness of deprescribing interventions in older adults, and thus reports no quantitative results.
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