Table 4 Family medicine physicians’ practice to reduce potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly (n = 31)
Variables | Strongly disagree n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Agree n (%) | Strongly Agree n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I always ask elderly patients for their ages. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | 7 (22.6) | 23 (74.2) |
I always ask patients especially elderly patients for their medical history. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (16.1) | 25 (80.6) |
Patients’ age is always a key factor for me when prescribing medications, especially elderly patients. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (12.9) | 7 (22.6) | 20 (64.5) |
I always look for drug interactions especially drug-disease interactions when recommending and dispensing medications to elderly patients. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (12.9) | 13 (41.9) | 14 (45.2) |
I have confidence in the care I provide for elderly patients. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.7) | 13 (41.9) | 15 (48.4) |
Practice of Beers’ Criteria | |||||
Poor Practice (< 80%) | 2 | 6.5 | |||
Good Practice (> 80%) | 29 | 93.5 | |||