Over-the-counter medication use in an older rural community: The MoVIES project
Over-the-counter medication use in an older rural community: The MoVIES project
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb04501.x
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发表时间：
1997-02-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Belle, S
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作者：
Stoehr, GP;Ganguli, M;Belle, S
目的：研究农村老年人自我报告的非处方药（OTC）使用情况以及与OTC使用相关的因素。设计：年龄分层随机社区样本的横断面研究。地点：宾夕法尼亚州西南部的一个农村地区，莫农加希拉谷中部。参与者：共有1059名老年人，平均年龄为74.5岁（+/-5.5）岁，其中96.9%为白色，57.3%为女性。自我报告的非处方药使用和人口统计信息，以及处方药使用和最近使用卫生服务的信息。大多数（87.0%）的样本正在服用至少一种OTC药物; 5.7%报告服用五种或五种以上OTC药物。女性服用OTC的人数明显多于男性（P
OBJECTIVE: To examine the self-reported use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications and the factors associated with OTC use in a rural older population.DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of an age-stratified random community sample.SETTING: The mid-Monongahela Valley, a rural area of Southwestern Pennsylvania.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1059 older individuals with a mean age of 74.5 (+/-5.5) years, 96.9% of whom were white and 57.3% of whom were women.MEASUREMENTS: Self-reported over-the-counter drug use and demographic information, and information about prescription drug use and recent use of health services.RESULTS: The majority (87.0%) of the sample were taking at least one OTC medication; 5.7% reported taking five or more OTCs. Women took significantly more OTCs than did men (P