Primary care physicians’ preferences for implementation strategies of deprescribing among patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy in China: a qualitative study
Facilitating deprescribing among PCPs caring for patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy requires integrated implementation strategies focusing on training program, feedback, and assessment and incentives. Future research should develop and pilot test tailored strategies to evaluate their effectiveness, efficiency, and cost.
Authors
- Zhijie Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4824-6176)
- Xinmei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6775-8583)
- Liping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-7958)
- Long Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8133-8219)
- Yi Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-4779)
- Xia Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3253-2883)
- Ming Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3429-8633)
- Lingyan Wu
Institutions
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- Shanghai Huangpu District Central Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03047-x
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province
- Science and Technology Program of Zhejiang Province