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How do Older Adults and Caregivers Feel About Their Medications?

Sponsor
Monash University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03233971
Collaborator
Guardian (Other), NTUC Unity (Other), Watsons (Other), Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (Other), Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital (Other), Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Other), National University Hospital, Singapore (Other), Singapore General Hospital (Other), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Other), National Healthcare Group Pharmacy (Other)
1,057
Enrollment
1
Location
8.1
Actual Duration (Months)
129.7
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to study patients' and caregivers' perspectives towards deprescribing using the Revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: rPATD Questionnaire

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
1057 participants
Observational Model:
Other
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Patients' and Caregivers' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing in the Asian Community Setting
Actual Study Start Date :
Jul 25, 2017
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Mar 30, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
Mar 30, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Older adults

Other: rPATD Questionnaire
A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 22 questions for older adults, and 19 questions of caregivers.
Caregivers

Other: rPATD Questionnaire
A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 22 questions for older adults, and 19 questions of caregivers.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. rPATD questionnaire scorings [up to 9 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
65 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Inclusion Criteria:

  • Older adults' inclusion criteria:

  • age at least 65 years;

  • taking one or more long-term prescription medication;

  • have not participated in this anonymous questionnaire previously

  • Caregivers' inclusion criteria:

  • currently an informal caregiver for an older adult (defined as having any role in a family member or friend's management of health and/or medications);

  • care recipient must be at least 65 years of age and taking one or more long-term prescription medication;

  • have not participated in this anonymous questionnaire previously

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Older adults' exclusion criteria:

  • inability to complete a questionnaire in English.

  • Caregivers' exclusion criteria:

  • caregiver's age less than 21 years;

  • caregiver's inability to complete a questionnaire in English.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Multi-centres Singapore Singapore

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Monash University
  • Guardian
  • NTUC Unity
  • Watsons
  • Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
  • Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital
  • Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • National University Hospital, Singapore
  • Singapore General Hospital
  • Tan Tock Seng Hospital
  • National Healthcare Group Pharmacy

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Kua Chong Han, Principal Investigator, Monash University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03233971
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 2017-8872
First Posted:
Jul 31, 2017
Last Update Posted:
Apr 4, 2018
Last Verified:
Apr 1, 2018
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 4, 2018