Our online, survey-based experiment will include 2,400 adults who are 65-years and older (n=1,200 each from United States and Australia). Each participant will be asked to give their opinions on a hypothetical patient scenario that has been developed by our diverse team in partnership with our stakeholder organizations.This work is expected to significantly contribute to our understanding of how older adults make decisions about deprescribing medications.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
2,420
In this hypothetical scenario, the doctor anticipates that the participant will take this medication for the rest of their life.
In this hypothetical scenario, the doctor anticipates that the participant will take this medication for the rest of their life but will periodically re-evaluate the benefits and risks of the medication.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Preference regarding starting medication
Response to statement, "Based on what you have read so far, what would you prefer to do with this diabetes medicine?" on a 6-point Likert scale with scale anchors 1=Strongly prefer not to start medicine and 6=Strongly prefer to start medicine
Time frame: 1 year
Stopping medication
Response to statement, "Based on what you have read so far, what would you prefer to do with this diabetes medicine?" on a 6-point Likert scale with scale anchors 1=Strongly prefer not to continue and 6=Strongly prefer to stop
Time frame: 1 year
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