Physician Survey Responses (n = 61)
| Physician characteristics | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 36.1 (10.6) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 30 (49.9) |
| Years since graduation, mean (SD) | 9.7 (10.1) |
| Position, n (%) | |
| Resident | 38 (62.3) |
| Fellow/Faculty | 23 (37.7) |
| Patient panel characteristics* (%), mean (SD) | |
| Patients ≥75 years old | 34.1 (17.6) |
| Minority patients (black and others) | 46.0 (24.7) |
| Item responses | |
| Perceived importance/confidence for deprescribing, mean (SD) (1 = not at all, 5 = very much) | |
| How important is it for you to deprescribe for patients 65 years or older in outpatient settings? | 4.4 (0.7) |
| How confident are you in deprescribing for patients 65 years or older in outpatient settings? | 3.7 (1.0) |
| Importance of 9 triggers for deprescribing,† mean (SD) (1 = not important, 5 = very important) | |
| Symptoms possibly related to medication | 4.8 (0.5) |
| Cognitive impairment | 4.6 (0.7) |
| Limited life expectancy | 4.6 (0.7) |
| Wishes of patient/family | 4.5 (0.8) |
| Functional dependency | 4.4 (0.7) |
| Number of medications | 4.4 (0.8) |
| Older age | 4.2 (0.9) |
| Budgetary considerations | 4.2 (0.9) |
| Number of chronic conditions | 4.1 (0.9) |
| Importance of 6 barriers for deprescribing,‡ mean (SD) (1 = not important, 5 = very important) | |
| Patients belief that drugs might help | 3.6 (0.9) |
| Lack of time | 3.5 (1.1) |
| Medications started by other doctor | 3.5 (1.0) |
| Lack of benefit/risk information about deprescribing | 2.9 (1.2) |
| Lack of experience | 2.6 (1.4) |
| Patients belief that you are giving up on them | 2.6 (1.2) |