Risk factors for polypharmacy in older adults in a primary care setting: a cross-sectional study

Ersoy S., Engin V. S.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, cilt.13, ss.2003-2011, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2147/cia.s176329
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2003-2011
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: polypharmacy, older adult, primary care, Geriatric Depression Scale, metabolic syndrome, neutrophililymphocyte ratio, MINI-MENTAL-STATE, ANTIPSYCHOTIC POLYPHARMACY, PREVALENCE, MOBILITY, DISEASES, SCALE, GO
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: Polypharmacy (PP) is a clinical challenge in older adults. Therefore, assessment of daily drug consumption (DDC) and its relationships is important. First-line health services have a crucial role in monitoring and prevenfmg PP. In this study, we aimed to assess DDC and investigate the risk factors for higher DDC among older adults in a pi-Unary care setting.