2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232008000700020
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Adesão à prescrição médica em idosos de Porto Alegre, RS

Abstract: Polipharmacy and medication non-adherence are problems faced frequently in the treatment of elderly patients. An exploratory cross-sectional study and quantitative approach were conducted to assess the frequency of treatment-adherence in elderly and how polipharmacy can affect adherence. Four hundred and sixty six elderly answered a questionnaire in Porto Alegre, RS in individual interviews. The adherence frequency found was 173 (37.1%) and was higher among those, who use less medication. These results indicat… Show more

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“…This study revealed that the patients took an average of 3 different medications per day (minimum 1 and maximum 12). According to Rocha et al (2008), the number of medications, the complex posology and collateral effects negatively influence the process. When prescribing pharmacological treatment, the physician should consider the frequency of doses, times of taking medicines, efficacy, undesirable adverse effects as well as the economic aspect.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study revealed that the patients took an average of 3 different medications per day (minimum 1 and maximum 12). According to Rocha et al (2008), the number of medications, the complex posology and collateral effects negatively influence the process. When prescribing pharmacological treatment, the physician should consider the frequency of doses, times of taking medicines, efficacy, undesirable adverse effects as well as the economic aspect.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Também foram calculadas razões de prevalência (RP) ajustadas por sexo e idade e intervalos de 95% de confiança (IC95%). Nessa análise, as diferenças de gênero no consumo de medicamentos foram controladas, e a idade foi considerada variável preditora da terapia medicamentosa, já que a chance de usar algum tipo de fármaco aumenta desde a quarta década de vida 13 . Em seguida, foi realizada análise múltipla pela regressão de Poisson com variância robusta 31 .…”
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“…Os idosos fazem uso, em média, de dois a cinco medicamentos diariamente 10,11 e são particularmente mais sensíveis aos efeitos adversos, interações medicamentosas e toxicidade 9,12,13 . Na popu-lação idosa, estudos apontam a predominância do uso de medicamentos prescritos 5,6,8,9,14,15,16 , mas neste segmento etário é comum encontrar prescrições de doses e indicações inadequadas, redundâncias e o uso de medicamentos sem valor terapêutico 8,9,17 .…”
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“…The use of multiple medications exposes the patient to a more complex treatment, which requires greater attention, memory, and organization with regard to the times to administer the drugs 23 . Moreover, the possibility of triggering side effects increases 24 .…”
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confidence: 99%