Table 2.
Responses to PATD items 1‐10 (n = 100), n (%)
| N = 100 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Unsure | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| 1. I feel that I am taking a large number of medications | 73 (73) | 8 (8) | 2 (2) | 14 (14) | 3 (3) |
| 2. I am comfortable with the number of medications I am taking | 54 (54) | 11 (11) | 10 (10) | 22 (22) | 3 (3) |
| 3. I believe that all my medications are necessary | 68 (68) | 11 (11) | 4 (4) | 7 (7) | 9 (9) |
| 4. If my doctor said it was possible, I would be willing to stop one or more of my regular medications | 78 (78) | 7 (7) | 1 (1) | 12 (12) | 2 (2) |
| 5. I would like to reduce the number of medications I am taking | 74 (74) | 8 (8) | 2 (2) | 11 (11) | 3 (3) |
| 6. I feel that I may be taking one or more medications that I no longer need | 9 (9) | 2 (2) | 6 (6) | 57 (57) | 25 (25) |
| 7. I would accept taking more medications for my health conditions | 61 (61) | 10 (10) | 2 (2) | 25 (25) | 2 (2) |
| 8. I have a good understanding of the reasons I was prescribed each of my medications | 83 (83) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 12 (12) | 0 (0) |
| 9. The cost of medications impacts my willingness to stop one or more of them | 18 (18) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 76 (76) | 3 (3) |
| 10. I believe one or more of my medications is causing side effects | 35 (35) | 5 (5) | 2 (2) | 43 (43) | 14 (14) |
PATD, Patients’ Attitudes Towards Deprescribing.