Elderly adherence to drug treatment at different levels of health care in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i3p347-358Keywords:
Polypharmacy, Iatrogeny, Adherence to treatment.Abstract
The quality of life of the elderly and adherence to treatment may be influenced by the presence of polypharmacy and even iatrogenesis related to prescription drugs. The article portrays a verification of pharmacological prescriptions directed at the elderly and adherence to treatment at different levels of public health care in the city of São Paulo (SP), during 2016 and 2017. The importance of due pharmacological knowledge and communication techniques by health professionals.
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2018-09-30
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Manso, M. E. G., Prado, C., Andrade, K. S. M. de, & Mascarenhas, M. V. (2018). Elderly adherence to drug treatment at different levels of health care in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(3), 347–358. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i3p347-358
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