Publications by authors named "Nusa Japelj"
Article Synopsis
- The overuse of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) by GPs raises health concerns, highlighting the need for deprescribing strategies to address this issue.
- A qualitative study with nine GPs revealed four key themes regarding deprescribing: inappropriate prescribing practices, facilitators for deprescribing, barriers like time constraints and patient hesitance, and overall feasibility.
- GPs advocate for a collaborative and multi-faceted approach to make deprescribing more effective, including better guidelines, improved digital tools, and increased awareness among patients and healthcare providers.
Introduction: Little is known about the cumulative effect of changes in antihypertensive medications on treatment intensity. This study analyzed how changes in antihypertensive medications affect the intensity of antihypertensive treatment at hospital discharge and 30 days afterwards.
Methods: A prospective observational study of 299 hospitalized adult medical patients with antihypertensive therapy was conducted.
This umbrella review examined systematic reviews of deprescribing studies by characteristics of intervention, population, medicine, and setting. Clinical and humanistic outcomes, barriers and facilitators, and tools for deprescribing are presented. The Medline database was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The European Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) is a self-assessment tool for standardised measurement of health literacy.
Aim: To translate HLS-EU-Q47 into the Slovenian language and to investigate its reliability and validity in Slovenia.
Method: HLS-EU-Q47 was translated into Slovenian, back-translated, and subjected to a pilot test.