Uso inapropiado de medicamentos en adultos mayores: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2010 / Inappropriate medication use among Chilean older people
Rev. méd. Chile
; 144(4): 417-425, abr. 2016. tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-787111
Responsible library:
CL1.1
ABSTRACT
Background:
Inappropriate medication use in older people is an important source of adverse events and complications.Aim:
To determine the frequency of inappropriate medication use in the general population. Material andMethods:
As part of the 2010 Chilean National Health Survey, 1,048 persons aged 65 years or more were interviewed about medication use. The information obtained was analyzed using standardized Beers criteria, adapted for the Chilean population, to define inappropriate medication use. A logistic regression model was performed to define risk factors for inappropriate medication use.Results:
Ten percent of subjects had a high risk of inappropriate medication use. The most common medications used were chlorphenamine, amitriptyline, diazepam, chlorpromazine, chlordiazepoxide and piroxicam. The risk factors detected were female gender, polypharmacy and a bad health self-perception.Conclusions:
Inappropriate medication use is common among Chilean older people and should be discouraged.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Potentially Inappropriate Medication List
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Medication Errors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Equity and inequality
Limits:
Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL