Anticholinergic prescribing pattern changes of urogynecology providers in response to evidence of potential dementia risk

Autor: Kimia Menhaji, Nancy E Ringel, Kerac N Falk, Evelyn Hall, Olivia H. Chang, Olivia O Cardenas-Trowers
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Urogynecology Journal. 32:2819-2826
ISSN: 1433-3023
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Popis: Recent publications show an association between exposure to anticholinergic medications and the risk of developing dementia. We hypothesized that urogynecology providers have changed their overactive bladder syndrome treatment as a result of this literature. This was an anonymous, cross-sectional, web-based survey of American Urogynecologic Society members. Survey questions queried awareness of the referenced literature, prescribing practices, the impact of insurance on treatment plans, and demographics. Our primary outcome measured the change in prescribing practice in response to literature linking anticholinergic medications with the risk of dementia. Descriptive statistics were used. A total of 222 urogynecology providers completed the survey. Nearly all respondents (99.1%) were aware of the recent literature, and, as a result, 90.5% reported changing their practice. Prior to the publication of recent literature, a “non-CNS-sparing” anticholinergic (e.g., oxybutynin) was most commonly prescribed (64.4%), whereas after the literature was published, this shifted to s3-adrenoceptor agonists (58.5%, p
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