Study of the use of potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly from Family Health Strategy
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i2p243-257Keywords:
Aged, Unified Health System, Inappropriate Prescribing.Abstract
The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and examine associations of PIM with socioeconomic and health variables. It was a cross-sectional study in elderly from Family Health Strategy in the city of Porto Alegre. Drugs were classified by substances and for PIM evaluation were used the Beers Criteria. This study included 761 elderly. The average number of drugs used were 4, the prevalence of PIM was 32.2% and were identified 41 different MPI.
Keywords: Aged; Unified Health System; Inappropriate Prescribing.
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2016-06-30
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Guiselli, S. R., Ely, L. S., Engroff, P., Nogueira, E. L., & Gomes, I. (2016). Study of the use of potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly from Family Health Strategy. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 19(2), 243–257. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i2p243-257
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