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YAŞLILARDA POLİFARMASİNİN SIKLIĞI VE POTANSİYEL UYGUNSUZ İLAÇ KULLANIMI

FREQUENCY OF POLYPHARMACY AND USE OF POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATIONS IN THE ELDERLY

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296–305
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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For this reason, evaluation of drug use in the elderly is an important step

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Increased rates of increase in the elderly population, chronic illnesses and drugs usage are inevitable, making polypharmacy more frequent in older adults.
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Key Findings & Data:Our study aimed to investigate the frequency of polypharmacy in the elderly and to examine their medication use.Materials and Method: Three hundred elderly individuals (aged >65 years) who visited our family medicine polyclinic were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:For this reason, evaluation of drug use in the elderly is an important step
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Introduction: Increased rates of increase in the elderly population, chronic illnesses and drugs usage are inevitable, making polypharmacy more frequent in older adults. Our study aimed to investigate the frequency of polypharmacy in the elderly and to examine their medication use.Materials and Method: Three hundred elderly individuals (aged >65 years) who visited our family medicine polyclinic were included in the study. In addition to collecting sociodemographic information, a questionnaire about current drug use was administered. Currently used drugs were listed by doctors and screened using screening tools. Data were analysed using the chi-square and Student’s t-tests; p < 0.05 was considered significant.Results: A total of 1,650 drugs were used by study participants. The mean number of drugs per patient was 5.50±2.84 (range, 1–14). Polypharmacy (≥5 drugs) was present in 187 (62.3%) participants; 5–9 drugs were used by 158 (52.7%). Hyperpolypharmacy (≥10 drugs) was present in 29 (9.7%) participants. In total, 317 (19.2%) drugs were on the list of the European Union Potentially Inappropriate Medications, and 195 (65%) patients were using at least one potentially inappropriate medication. A total of 124 (7.5%) medications were stopped due to unnecessary usage. Patients were referred to branch doctors because of 108 (6.5%) drugs.Conclusion: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication usage were both very frequent in this elderly population sample. Polypharmacy was positively related only to chronic diseases, negatively related to closely controlled therapy. For this reason, evaluation of drug use in the elderly is an important step

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Giriş: Yaşlanma, kronik hastalıklar ve ilaç kullanımını artırması polifarmasi görülme sıklığını artırmaktadır. Çalışmamızda, yaşlı bireylerde polifarmasi sıklığını, neden olan risk faktörlerinin ve ilaç kullanımının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Aile hekimliği polikliniğine başvuran 300 (65 yaş üzeri) birey alındı. Sosyodemografik verilerin yanı sıra, mevcut ilaç kullanımı ile ilgili sorulardan oluşan bir anket uygulanmıştır. Halen kullanılan ilaçlar doktorlar tarafından listelenmiştir. Avrupa Birliği Potansiyel Uygun Olmayan İlaçlar listesine göre taranmıştır. Veriler ki-kare ve Student-t testleri kullanılarak analiz edildi; p =5 ilaç) 187 (% 62.3) katılımcıda varken; Hiper polifarmasi (>=10 ilaç) ise 29 (%9.7) katılımcıda mevcuttu. Avrupa Birliği Potansiyel Uygun Olmayan İlaçlar listesinde olan 317 (% 19.2) ilaç vardı. 195 (% 65) hasta en az bir potansiyel olarak uygun olmayan ilaç kullanıyordu. Gereksiz kullanım nedeniyle toplam 124 (% 7.5) ilaç durduruldu. Hastalar için 108 (% 6.5) kullandığı ilaçlar nedeniyle dal doktorlar sevk edildi. Sonuç: Polifarmasi ve uygun olmayan ilaç kullanımı yaşlı bireylerde sık görülmektedir. Polifarmasi kronik hastalıklarla artarken; yakın doktor kontrolü ile azalmaktadır. Bu nedenle yaşlıda ilaç kullanımını değerlendirme önemli bir basamaktır

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ARDIÇ, C., TOPRAK, D., ÖZTÜRK, G. Z. (2022). YAŞLILARDA POLİFARMASİNİN SIKLIĞI VE POTANSİYEL UYGUNSUZ İLAÇ KULLANIMI. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 4, 296–305. https://ajindex.com/articles/623729

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