Physician‐reported barriers and facilitators to thyroid hormone deprescribing in older adults
Barriers and facilitators to thyroid hormone deprescribing in older adults were reported at multiple levels including patient-, physician-, and system-level factors. Interventions to improve thyroid hormone deprescribing in older adults should aim to improve patient education and expectations, increase multidisciplinary physician awareness, and overcome physician inertia.
Authors
- Susan C. Pitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6978-3408)
- Maria Papaleontiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-0046)
- Megan R. Haymart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-1575)
- Brandon Moretti
- Jennifer M. Perkins
- Arti Bhan
- Stephanie R. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-6479)
- Rachel Livecchi
- Brittany Gay
Institutions
- Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center (US)
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Mercy Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19219
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.15
Funders
- University of Michigan
- National Institute on Aging