Drug Use in the Elderly / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
;
: 195-205, 2008.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| ID: wpr-647697
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to identify drug use by elders.METHOD:
There were 304 participants age 65 or older included in this study. Data were collected using a questionnaire about drug use in the past 4 weeks. The questionnaire, a modification of Uhm's (2005), Lee's (2001), and Ellor and Kurz's (1982) tools, consisted of 17 questions on general and health characteristics, 17 on drug usage and 9 on behaviors related to drug misuse.RESULTS:
85.5% of participants reported taking at least one type of prescription or non-prescription drug. 26.0% of participants reported taking only prescription drugs, 3.9% reported taking only non-prescription drugs, and 55.6% reported taking both prescription and non-prescription drugs. 17.1% of participants reported side effects from the drugs. The mean score for behaviors related to drug misuse was 7.53. Elders taking only non-prescription drugs showed more drug misuse than elders taking only prescription drugs or both. Women used more prescription, non-prescription drugs or both than man. Elders in rural areas used more non-prescription drugs than those in urban areas.CONCLUSION:
Even though pharmacies were separated from medical practices in 2000, most older adults continue to use and misuse prescription and non-prescription drugs.
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Assunto principal:
Farmácias
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Medicamentos sem Prescrição
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Medicamentos sob Prescrição
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Prescrições
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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