Study instrument
The primary outcome of the study is the experiences, attitudes, and beliefs of HCPs towards intentional medication discontinuation, to be measured using a validated tool, “Prescribers’ perceptions of medication discontinuation: survey instrument development and validation” (14). The questionnaire has five significant groups related to constructs of clinical deprescribing decisions of HCPs, namely ‘medication characteristics’ (seven items), ‘current patient clinical factors’ (five items), ‘Predictions of future health states’ (three items), ‘Patients’ resources to manage their own health’ (four items) and ‘Education and experience (four items).