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TOPLUM TABANLI BİR ÇALIŞMA: YAŞLILARDA İLAÇ KULLANIMININ BEERS KRİTERLERİNE UYGUNLUK DURUMU

A POPULATION-BASED STUDY: THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DRUG USE IN THE ELDERLY ACCORDING TO BEERS CRITERIA

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1–15
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Our findings underline the importance of adhering to guidelines for rational drug use in prescribing medications to elderly

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The elderly population has the highest rates of drug use and is more sensitive to drug effects.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive study used a simple systematic method to select individuals aged ˃65 years residing in Kepez district of Canakkale.
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Conclusion & Impact:Our findings underline the importance of adhering to guidelines for rational drug use in prescribing medications to elderly
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Introduction: The elderly population has the highest rates of drug use and is more sensitive to drug effects. Inappropriate drug use can cause unwanted effects in such a population. We aimed to evaluate inappropriate drug use in the elderly population according to Beers criteria. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive study used a simple systematic method to select individuals aged ˃65 years residing in Kepez district of Canakkale. All medicines used by participants were identified and evaluated according to Beers criteria. Results: The mean age of the participants was 74.1±6.5 (65–91) years. In our study, 95.7% of the participants had at least one chronic illness and 84.5% had at least three chronic illnesses. The mean total number of drugs used was 5.0±3.2 (0–15). According to Beers criteria, inappropriate drug use was detected in 35 (30%) instances. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the most frequent inappropriately used drugs in the study population [n=13 (11.2%)]. Conclusion: In this study, the rates of inappropriate drug use (35; 30%) were lower than those previously reported. Our findings underline the importance of adhering to guidelines for rational drug use in prescribing medications to elderly

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Giriş: Yaşlı popülasyon en yüksek ilaç kullanım oranına sahip olup ilaç etkilerine daha duyarlıdırlar. Uygunsuz ilaç kullanımı bu hastalarda istenmeyen etkilerin ortaya çıkmasına neden olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Beers kriterlerine göre yaşlılarda uygunsuz ilaç kullanımının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Gereç Yöntem: Kesitsel, tanımlayıcı desendeki araştırmamızda Çanakkale Kepez beldesinde ikamet eden 65 yaş ve üzeri bireylerden basit sistematik yöntemle örneklem seçildi. Çalışmaya alınan yaşlıların aktif kullandıkları tüm ilaçlar belirlenip Beers kriterleri açısından değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 74.1±6.5 65-91 idi. Çalışmamızda yaşlıların %95.7'sinde en az bir kronik hastalık, %84.5'inde ise en az üç kronik hastalık varlığı saptanmıştır. Yaşlıların kullandıkları toplam ilaç sayısı ortalama 5.0±3.2 0-15 idi. Beers kriterlerine göre toplam 35 (%30) durumda uygunsuz ilaç kullanımı saptandı. Çalışmamızda en sık uygunsuz kullanılan ilaç olarak 13 (%11.2) bireyde non-steroidal antienflamatuar ilaçlar saptandı. Sonuç: Literatürdeki diğer araştırmalara göre daha az oranda olsa da çalışmamızda yaşlı hastalarda (35; %30) uygunsuz ilaç kullanımı olduğu saptanmıştır. Yaşlı hastalara ilaç reçete edilirken akılcı ilaç kullanım kurallarına uymanın önemi ortaya çıkmıştır

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ŞAHİN, E. M., GÖKTUĞ, M., ÇIBIK, B. (2022). TOPLUM TABANLI BİR ÇALIŞMA: YAŞLILARDA İLAÇ KULLANIMININ BEERS KRİTERLERİNE UYGUNLUK DURUMU. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 1, 1–15. https://ajindex.com/articles/623709

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