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Table 4 Predictors of willingness to have a medication deprescribed (binary logistic regression analysis)

From: Attitudes of Australian patients receiving inpatient mental health care towards deprescribing: a cross-sectional survey

Independent variable

aOR

95% CI

High Burden score (≥ 2.8)

1.10

0.35–3.46

High Appropriateness score (≥3.2)

0.18

0.52–0.60

High Concerns about stopping score (≥ 3.0)

0.41

0.15–1.11

High involvement score (≥4.2)

5.92

2.10–16.70

Male gender

2.04

0.77–5.39

Age

1.00

0.97–1.04

Psychotropic polypharmacy*

0.98

0.34–2.89

Metropolitan ward#

1.67

0.64–4.34

  1. The logistic regression model was significant (p < 0.001), had a good model fit (Hosmer-Lemeshow test p = 0.87), explains 30.6% of the variance (Nagelkerke R2) and correctly predicts 75% of the results
  2. Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odd ratio; CI, confidence interval
  3. Bolded values are significant
  4. *Use of two or more psychotropic medications versus use of one psychotropic medication
  5. # Ward that primarily services people living in metropolitan areas versus a ward that primarily services people living in rural or remote areas