Table 2

Top seven factors generated per group

Group	Ranking
Residents
Well-being of the resident	1
Continuity of nursing staff	2
Feeling of wellness due to medication	3
Burden of medication administration	4
Residents have the right to question their GP	4
Voice of the resident is not heard	6
Respect the GP and do as I am told	6
GPs
Evidence for deprescribing	1
Communication with resident/family	2
GP funding	3
Health system structure	3
Adequacy of medical and medication history	5
Fear of deterioration	5
Residents willingness to deprescribe	7
Nurses
GP receptivity	1
Nurses ability to advocate for residents	2
Regular review of medical conditions	3
Understanding of medications by nurse, family and resident	4
Nurses understanding of the residents medical conditions	5
Family—support, beliefs and conflicts	6
Communication between nurses	6
Health literacy of resident and family	6
Pharmacists
Clinical appropriateness of prescribed therapy	1
Resident's goals of care	2
Opportunity and funding for pharmacist follow-up monitoring	3
Resident's frailty status and other medical conditions	4
Presence of ADEs	4
Attitudes of prescribers	6
Burden of medication administration	7
Multidisciplinary—regional
Resident's goals of care	1
Well-being of the resident	2
Health system structure	3
Clinical appropriateness of prescribed therapy	4
Evidence for deprescribing	5
Resident's frailty status and other medical conditions	5
Regular review of medical conditions	7
Multidisciplinary—metropolitan
Adequacy of medical and medication history	1
Health system structure	2
Evidence for deprescribing	3
Communication with resident/family	4
GP receptivity	5
Continuity of nursing staff	6
Resident's goals of care	6
Understanding of medications by nurse, family and resident	6

Some factors received equal scores and are therefore ranked the same importance.
ADEs, adverse drug events; GP, general medical practitioner.