Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS

Objective: To identify the medical and sociodemographic profile and interest in accessing the clinical pharmaceutical services of elderly polymedicated individuals who use public pharmacies in Veranópolis, RS, Brazil, as well as to evaluate their adherence to drug treatment, comparing it among unit...

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Autores principales:	Carla Rigon, Andiara Luvison, Elisa C. Kasmirscki, Diego Gnatta
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Publicado:	Sociedade Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde 2020
Materias:	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:11ab9490d02d4a3caf16d36d372afef42021-11-28T02:45:38ZSituational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS10.30968/rbfhss.2019.103.03252179-59242316-7750https://doaj.org/article/11ab9490d02d4a3caf16d36d372afef42020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.rbfhss.org.br/sbrafh/article/view/325https://doaj.org/toc/2179-5924https://doaj.org/toc/2316-7750 Objective: To identify the medical and sociodemographic profile and interest in accessing the clinical pharmaceutical services of elderly polymedicated individuals who use public pharmacies in Veranópolis, RS, Brazil, as well as to evaluate their adherence to drug treatment, comparing it among units where there is a pharmacist or not. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 141 patients. A structured questionnaire with sociodemographic and health questions and the Portuguese version of the Brief Medication Questionnaire to analyze the adherence to treatment were used. Results: Of the respondents, 65.2% were female, 46.1% were between 70-79 years old, 90.1% white, 63.1% married, 88.7% retired, 55.3% had incomplete elementary school and 80.9% earned one or two minimal salaries monthly. A total of 58.2% interviewed individuals said that they had never smoked, 68.8% used public and private pharmacies to obtain their medicines and 58.2% practiced self-medication. About the pharmaceutical services, 66.7% of the elderly did not know and 85.8% showed interest in receiving these services. There was a prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (94.3%) and the most prescribed medication was simvastatin, used by 56.0% of the patients. The adherence to treatment classified them as probable adherence (9.2%), probable low adherence (46.8%) and low adherence (44.0%). The variable “presence of the pharmacist in the pharmacy” did not show a significant association (p <0.05) with adherence. Conclusion: Most of the elderly do not adhere to treatment properly and use potentially inappropriate medications, showing the need to improve pharmaceutical care promoting a rational use of medicines. Carla RigonAndiara LuvisonElisa C. KasmirsckiDiego GnattaSociedade Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de SaúdearticlePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Pharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENPTRevista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Carla Rigon Andiara Luvison Elisa C. Kasmirscki Diego Gnatta Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS
description	Objective: To identify the medical and sociodemographic profile and interest in accessing the clinical pharmaceutical services of elderly polymedicated individuals who use public pharmacies in Veranópolis, RS, Brazil, as well as to evaluate their adherence to drug treatment, comparing it among units where there is a pharmacist or not. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 141 patients. A structured questionnaire with sociodemographic and health questions and the Portuguese version of the Brief Medication Questionnaire to analyze the adherence to treatment were used. Results: Of the respondents, 65.2% were female, 46.1% were between 70-79 years old, 90.1% white, 63.1% married, 88.7% retired, 55.3% had incomplete elementary school and 80.9% earned one or two minimal salaries monthly. A total of 58.2% interviewed individuals said that they had never smoked, 68.8% used public and private pharmacies to obtain their medicines and 58.2% practiced self-medication. About the pharmaceutical services, 66.7% of the elderly did not know and 85.8% showed interest in receiving these services. There was a prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (94.3%) and the most prescribed medication was simvastatin, used by 56.0% of the patients. The adherence to treatment classified them as probable adherence (9.2%), probable low adherence (46.8%) and low adherence (44.0%). The variable “presence of the pharmacist in the pharmacy” did not show a significant association (p <0.05) with adherence. Conclusion: Most of the elderly do not adhere to treatment properly and use potentially inappropriate medications, showing the need to improve pharmaceutical care promoting a rational use of medicines.
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author	Carla Rigon Andiara Luvison Elisa C. Kasmirscki Diego Gnatta
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title	Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS
title_short	Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS
title_full	Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS
title_fullStr	Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS
title_full_unstemmed	Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS
title_sort	situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of veranópolis/rs
publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde
publishDate	2020
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Situational diagnosis of medication use among the elderly attended at public pharmacies in the city of Veranópolis/RS

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