RESUMO
Physiological ageing and pathologies can have an influence on the pharmacology of numerous medicines, leading to serious iatrogenic accidents, polypharmacy and incorrect use of a medicine in elderly people. An observational study carried out in a short-stay geriatric unit focused on the issues surrounding the difficulties the elderly may encounter when taking medicines and the prevalence of the manipulation of galenic forms.
Assuntos
Administração Oral , Composição de Medicamentos , Idoso Fragilizado , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Fibrilação Atrial/tratamento farmacológico , Fibrilação Atrial/enfermagem , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/enfermagem , Formas de Dosagem , França , Humanos , Hipertensão/tratamento farmacológico , Hipertensão/enfermagem , Adesão à Medicação , Polimedicação , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Orthostatic hypotension is common in the elderly and is often associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Compression bandages are recommended as a first-line treatment but there is little evidence of their efficacy in literature. A case-control study involving 52 patients was carried out to test the efficacy of the bandages. In the group with orthostatic hypotension, compression improved the symptoms without correcting the blood pressure readings.
