How Willing Are Patients or Their Caregivers to Deprescribe: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Polypharmacy is associated with the increased use of potentially inappropriate medications, where the risks of medicine use outweigh its benefits. Stopping medicines (deprescribing) that are no longer needed can be beneficial to reduce the risk of adverse events. We summarized the willingness of patients and their caregivers towards deprescribing.A systematic search was conducted in four databases from inception until April 30, 2021 as well as...