عنوان المقالة:المعرفة والممارسات المستخدمة من قبل المرضى المسنين للتحكم في الإفراط الدوائي Knowledge And Practices Used By Old Age Patients To Control Polypharmacy
أ.د. حنان الزبلاوى حسن | Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan | 10710
نوع النشر
مقال علمي
المؤلفون بالعربي
د/ محمد السيد ، د/ حنان الزبلاوى حسن ، د/ سهير بدر الدين ، د/ سمير حمدى
المؤلفون بالإنجليزي
Mohamed Elsayed aboudonya1, Soheir Ali Badr Elden2, Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan3, Sameer Hamdy Hafez4
الملخص الانجليزي
Background: Older people now constitute more than 60% of the world’s population. The elderly population suffers from chronic diseases and multimorbidity and is treated with an increasing number of drugs that result in Polypharmacy. Polypharmacy was defined as per a systematic review conducted in 2017 as the concurrent use of five or more different prescription medications. Aim: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge regarding Polypharmacy among older patients and assess the alternative practices used by old-age patients to control Polypharmacy. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Subjects & Setting: The sample size was 114 elderly patients selected from outpatient clinics monthly. Tools: (1) Questionnaire to assess geriatric patient's Polypharmacy’s knowledge, (2) Checklist to assess poly pharmacy’s alternative practices. Results: two-thirds of the study sample (66.7%) took medication based on their previous experience. More than half of the study sample (57%) depended on the pharmacist's prescription, and about half of the sample referred to friends 'advice. In comparison, nearly half of the study sample (44.7%) took medication based on the experience of a family member (32.5 %) were aware of the meaning of Polypharmacy. In comparison (23.7%) were aware of the Polypharmacy contributing factors. Conclusion: The study concluded that; the prevalence of Polypharmacy and its consequences among the elderly are significantly related to the level of education. Recommendations: designing an educational program for the elderly, aiming to increase their awareness and knowledge and maintain a healthy lifestyle; Activating the role of health educators during inpatient discharge and within outpatient services to promote the use of non-drug methods.
تاريخ النشر
30/01/2022
الناشر
. Nile journal for geriatric and gerontology
رقم المجلد
5
رقم العدد
1
ISSN/ISBN
2636-3232
رابط DOI
10.21608/NILES.2022.197281
الصفحات
80-91
رابط خارجي
https://niles.journals.ekb.eg/article_197281_c5e4fb3b5b2875fb1806d00e76c5f73d.pdf
الكلمات المفتاحية
Keywords: Polypharmacy, Old age, Adverse drug reactions (ADR), Knowledge & Practices
رجوع