[Medication adherence of elderly in Porto Alegre, RS]. / Adesão à prescrição médica em idosos de Porto Alegre, RS.
Cien Saude Colet
; 13 Suppl: 703-10, 2008 Apr.
Article
en Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21936175
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 indicate the need for implementing educational programs for the elderly in order to help them to follow their drug therapy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cumplimiento de la Medicación
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cien Saude Colet
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Brasil