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Table 3 Beliefs and attitudes associated with dissatisfaction with current medications and willingness to deprescribe among rPATD respondents with PD (n = 4945)

From: Attitudes and beliefs towards medication burden and deprescribing in Parkinson disease

Medication Beliefs/Attitudes Domains

Dissatisfaction With Medications

Willingness to Deprescribe

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Level of perceived burden of current medication regimen (high vs. low)

3.76 (3.28–4.31)

3.74 (3.26–4.29)a

1.74 (1.47–2.06)

1.74 (1.47–2.06)a

Level of belief that some current medications are inappropriate (high vs. low)

5.38 (4.65–6.22)

5.61 (4.85–6.50)a

2.95 (2.47–3.51)

2.87 (2.41–3.42)a

Level of concern about discontinuing medications (high vs. low)

1.06 (0.94–1.19)

1.05 (0.93–1.18)a

0.44 (0.36–0.52)

0.44 (0.36–0.52)a

Level of involvement in treatment decisions

(high vs. low)

0.71 (0.63–0.80)

0.69 (0.61–0.78)a

1.15 (0.98–1.36)

1.20 (1.01–1.42)a

  1. CI Confidence interval, PD Parkinson disease, OR Odds ratio, rPATD revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing
  2. Bolded values indicate statistical significance
  3. aAdjusted for age and sex