Title |
Perfil farmacoterapêutico e fatores associados à polifarmácia entre idosos de Aiquara, Bahia, em 2014*
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Published in |
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, January 2017
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DOI | 10.5123/s1679-49742017000100013 |
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Authors |
Alessandra Santos Sales, Marta Gabriele Santos Sales, Cezar Augusto Casotti |
Abstract |
to describe the drugs used and analyze the factors associated with polypharmacy in the elderly, in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil. this is a census cross-sectional study, conducted in February 2014, through an interview using standardized form. among the 272 elderly respondents, 53.3% used only prescribed medication and 31.6% used at least one medication not prescribed; the prevalence of polypharmacy was 29.0%; cardiovascular drugs were the most used in polypharmacy (n=390; 37.6%); after adjusted analysis, the factors that remained associated with polypharmacy were female sex (OR=2.20 - 95%CI 1.11;4.35), private health insurance (OR=2.18 - 95%CI 1.05;4.55), hospitalization in the previous year (OR=2.34 - 95%CI 1.18;4.65) and having four or more self-reported diseases (OR=3.18 - 95%CI 1.60;6.29). there was a high prevalence of polypharmacy, associated with sex, private health insurance, having four or more self-reported diseases and hospitalization in the previous year, with higher use of cardiovascular drugs. |
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Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
Researcher | 3 | 6% |
Professor | 2 | 4% |
Other | 3 | 6% |
Unknown | 11 | 23% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 13% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 13 | 27% |