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INVESTIGATION OF POLYPHARMACY PREVALENCE AND AFFECTING FACTORS IN PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS PRESENTING TO FAMILY MEDICINE POLYCLINIC OF RURAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL

KIRSALDA İLÇE HASTANESİ AİLE HEKİMLİĞİ POLİKLİNİĞİ’NE BAŞVURAN 65 YAŞ ÜSTÜ HASTALARDA POLİFARMASİ PREVELANSI VE ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN İNCELENMESİ

Burcu KUMTEPE KURT
Nisa ÇETİN KARGIN
Ezgi DÖNER
Muhammet KIZMAZ
Pages
123–134
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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The proportion of women (44.42%) with polypharmacy was higher than that of men (31.89%), it was statistically significant (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of polypharmacy in male and female patients over 65 years of age and to investigate its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted between 1 May 2019 and 1 August 2019 through a face-to-face interview in patients aged 65 or above who applied to Gemerek State Hospital Family Medicine Clinics.
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Conclusion & Impact:The proportion of women (44.42%) with polypharmacy was higher than that of men (31.89%), it was statistically significant (p
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of polypharmacy in male and female patients over 65 years of age and to investigate its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted between 1 May 2019 and 1 August 2019 through a face-to-face interview in patients aged 65 or above who applied to Gemerek State Hospital Family Medicine Clinics. The questionnaire prepared by the researchers following the literature review was applied by researchers. Results: Mean age of this study including 358 individuals (n=198 women (55.3%) and n=160 men (44.70%) was 71.20 ± 6.60 years (range: 65-95). The incidence of polypharmacy was 38.78%. The proportion of women (44.42%) with polypharmacy was higher than that of men (31.89%), it was statistically significant (p

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı 65 yaş üstü kadın ve erkek hastalarda polifarmasi prevalansını belirlemek vesosyodemografik özelliklerle ilişkisini araştırmaktır.Materyal ve Metot: Bu çalışma Gemerek Devlet Hastanesi Aile hekimliği polikliniklerine başvuran 65 yaş veüstü hastalarda yüz yüze anket uygulanarak 01.05.2019-01.08.2019 tarihleri arasında yapılan kesitseltanımlayıcı bir araştırmadır. Literatür taraması yapıldıktan sonra araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan anketaraştırmacılar tarafından uygulanmıştır.Bulgular: Bu çalışmada yaş ortalaması 71.20±6.60 (min=65 maks=95) olan 358 katılımcı yer almaktadır.Katılımların %55,30’u (n: 198) kadın, %44,70’i erkektir. Polifarmasi prevalansı %38,78 olarak bulunmuştur.Kadınlar arasında polifarmasi sıklığı (%44,42) erkeklere göre (%31,89) istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olarak dahafazla bulunmuştur (p=0,010). En az bir kronik hastalığı olanlarda polifarmasi prevalansı (%53,64) kronikhastalığı olmayanlara (%5,48) göre anlamlı olarak daha fazla bulunmuştur (p

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KURT, B. K., KARGIN, N. Ç., DÖNER, E., KIZMAZ, M. (2022). INVESTIGATION OF POLYPHARMACY PREVALENCE AND AFFECTING FACTORS IN PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS PRESENTING TO FAMILY MEDICINE POLYCLINIC OF RURAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL. Ankara Medical Journal, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 1, 123–134. https://ajindex.com/articles/442070

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