Assessing the reach and engagement of three anti-vaping messages on Facebook Targeting Australian Youth: a protocol for a randomised trial.

Background: Vaping among 18-24-year-old Australians has increased from 5.8% in 2019 to 21% in 2023. This protocol describes a trial to investigate the dissemination and engagement achieved by three anti-vaping messages on Facebook.

Exploring Older Adult Health Literacy in the Day-to-Day Management of Polypharmacy and Making Decisions About Deprescribing: A Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Polypharmacy use in older adults is increasing and sometimes leads to poor health outcomes. The influence of health literacy in managing polypharmacy and making decisions about stopping medication has received limited attention.

Objective: A mixed methods design was used to measure and investigate the influence of health literacy in the management of polypharmacy and decisions about deprescribing.

Factors which influence the deprescribing decisions of community-living older adults and GPs in Australia.

Deprescribing aims to reduce polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use. Both General Practitioners (GPs) and older adults have expressed a willingness to consider deprescribing. However, deprescribing is often deferred in practice.

Attitudes towards deprescribing and the influence of health literacy among older Australians.

Aim: This study aimed to explore attitudes, beliefs and experiences regarding polypharmacy and discontinuing medications, or deprescribing, among community living older adults aged ≥65 years, using ≥5 medications. It also aimed to investigate if health literacy capabilities influenced attitudes and beliefs towards deprescribing.

Background: Polypharmacy use is common among Australian older adults.

Deprescribing medications for older adults in the primary care context: A mixed studies review.

Aims: This review investigates the factors that influence deprescribing of medications in primary care from the perspective of general practitioners (GPs) and community-living older adults.

Methods: A mixed studies review structure was adopted searching Scopus, CINAHL, PsychINFO, ProQuest, and PubMed from January 2000 to December 2017. A manual search of reference lists was also conducted.

Deprescribing for older adults in Australia: factors influencing GPs.

Polypharmacy is increasing among older Australians, raising their risk of experiencing medication-related harm. As part of the prescribing continuum, deprescribing is a strategy proposed to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy. This study explored factors that influence deprescribing among Australian GPs using a new 21-item survey to measure GP attitudes and practices.

Evaluating the Managing Medicines for People With Dementia Website Version 2.

The Managing Medicines for People With Dementia version 2 website was developed in three languages, English, Italian, and Macedonian, to assist informal caregivers in the task of managing medications. Medication management is a complex task with potentially high stakes health outcomes, including hospitalization and death. A mixed-methods evaluation was carried out.

Managing medications for individuals living with a dementia: Evaluating a web-based information resource for informal carers.

Aims: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of the "Managing Medicines for People with Dementia" (www.dementiameds.com) website for informal carers.

Managing medications: the role of informal caregivers of older adults and people living with dementia. A review of the literature.

Aims And Objectives: To explore published literature that describes what is known about the role of informal caregivers as they manage medications for older adults and/or people living with dementia residing in the community.

Background: The number of informal caregivers of older adults, including people living with dementia, is growing worldwide. Good medication management by informal caregivers contributes to improved health outcomes and reduced institutionalisations for the care recipient; however, little is known about this domain of care.

Medication management concerns of ethnic minority family caregivers of people living with dementia.

This qualitative study explored the medication management experiences of Australian ethnic minority family caregivers of people living with dementia. From the perspective of this group of caregivers, medication management was a source of stress resulting from the progressive loss of ability of care recipients to manage their own medications; the complexity of the medication regime and the caregiver's lack of trust of the care recipient to safely and effectively manage medications. Caregivers used various strategies to manage medications and avoid conflict with care recipients including being watchful and involving other family members in medication management tasks.