Polypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study
Polypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.018
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Basaran, Aynur
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作者：
Kutsal, Yesim Gokce;Barak, Anil;Basaran, Aynur
目的：本研究的目的是评估土耳其老年患者的多重用药问题及其与社会经济变量的相关性。设计：横断面设置：来自 12 个省的医学院、物理医学和康复部门的门诊诊所。参与者：2007 年 1 月至 2008 年 1 月期间土耳其不同地理区域的总共 1430 名老年人。测量：患者 使用问卷进行采访，其中包括人口特征、当前的医疗诊断以及老年人使用的药物。人口统计参数包括性别、年龄、婚姻状况、子女数量、教育水平、省份和退休状况。结果：发现女性的平均吸毒数量较高。年龄组、婚姻状况组、子女数类别之间存在显着差异。不同教育程度的药物数量分布没有显着差异，而不同退休状态和是否患有慢性疾病之间的药物数量分布存在显着差异。结论：在我们的研究组中，多重用药与年龄、性别、婚姻状况、子女数量、退休状况和是否患有慢性病等多种因素相关，但与教育状况无关。 (J Am Med Dir Assoc 2009；10：486-490)
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the polypharmacy issue and its correlations with socio-economic variables in Turkish elderly patients.Design: Cross-sectionalSetting: Outpatient clinics of the medical schools, departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation from 12 provinces.Participants: A total of 1430 elderly in different geographical regions of Turkey during January 2007 to January 2008 were included.Measurements: Patients were interviewed using a questionnaire that included demographic characteristics, current medical diagnosis, and pharmaceuticals that are used by elderly. Demographical parameters were gender, age, marital status, number of children, level of education, province, and status of retirement.Results: The mean number of drugs was found to be higher in the females. There was a significant difference among age groups, marital status groups, and the number of children categories. The distribution of the number of drugs among education levels did not differ significantly, whereas the distribution of the number of drugs between the status of retirement and presence of chronic disease differed significantly.Conclusions: Polypharmacy is correlated with various factors including age, sex, marital status, number of children, status of retirement, and presence of chronic medical conditions but not educational status in our study group. (J Am Med Dir Assoc 2009; 10: 486-490)