TABLE 3.
Association between willingness to deprescribe and respondent characteristics
| Characteristic | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) a |
|---|---|
| Symptom‐relief medicine | |
| Current or prior use of prescription sedative‐hypnotic (ever vs never) | 0.72 (0.49, 1.08) |
| Perception about number of medicines being taken (too many vs need additional or just right) | 0.95 (0.68, 1.32) |
| Willing to accept future side effects, such as falls or memory problems, to feel better now: | |
| Neutral vs strongly disagree/disagree | 0.70 (0.51, 0.95) |
| Strongly agree/agree vs strongly disagree/disagree | 0.62 (0.39, 1.00) b |
| Prefer to take fewer medicines even if it means not living as long or experiencing bothersome symptoms: | |
| Neutral vs strongly disagree/disagree | 1.22 (0.87, 1.71) |
| Strongly agree/agree vs strongly disagree/disagree | 1.43 (1.02, 2.00) |
| Race/ethnicity (non‐Hispanic White vs all other) c | 1.29 (0.90, 1.84) |
| Education (some college or higher vs high school or less) d | 0.97 (0.72, 1.31) |
| Age e (reference: age 65) | 1.07 (0.95, 1.20) |
| Self‐reported health (excellent/very good/good vs poor or fair)f | 1.04 (0.71, 1.52) |
| Preventive medicine | |
| Current or prior use of statins (ever vs never) | 0.66 (0.48, 0.91) |
| Perception about number of medicines (too many vs need additional or just right) | 1.15 (0.80, 1.66) |
| Prefer to take fewer medicines even if it means not living as long or experiencing bothersome symptoms: | |
| Neutral vs strongly disagree/disagree | 0.94 (0.66, 1.33) |
| Strongly agree/agree vs strongly disagree/disagree | 1.52 (1.05, 2.18) |
| Race/ethnicity (non‐Hispanic White vs all other) c | 1.00 (0.69, 1.46) |
| Education (some college or higher vs high school or less) d | 0.94 (0.68, 1.29) |
| Age (reference: age 65) e | 1.08 (0.96, 1.22) |
| Self‐reported health (excellent/very good/good vs poor or fair) | 0.90 (0.60, 1.35) |
| Difficulty affording medicines (somewhat or extremely difficult vs not difficult) | 0.98 (0.61, 1.57) |
a
Adjusted for all other variables listed.
b
The upper limit of the confidence interval is 1.00 due to rounding. The more precise estimate is 0.623 [95% CI 0.389–0.997].
c
Categories were: non‐Hispanic White; non‐Hispanic African American; Hispanic; More than one race or other.
d
Categories were: bachelor's degree or higher, some college, high school, and less than high school.
e
OR (CI) based on 5‐year increments; age was included as a scaled, continuous variable in the regression.