Journals / Türk Geriatri Dergisi / 2012 / Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 2

Determination of knowledge and practices of medication use of elderly patients hospitalized at surgical units

Cerrahi kliniklerinde yatan yaşlı hastaların ilaç kullanımına yönelik bilgi ve uygulamalarının belirlenmesi

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201–207
Publication Date
2022-11-04
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For evaluation of the data, percentage calculations and McNemar and Cohran Q tests were used.Results: We determined that elderly patients in surgical clinics did not take their medication in accordance with principles of rational drug use and elderly patients' knowledge of medication use was inadequate althought they demand information on use of medications from health officers, especially physicians.Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is suggested that nurses and all the other members of the medication team should educate elderly patients on rational drug use and further efforts should be made to improve nurses' awareness about rational drug use.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: A descriptive research was conducted for determination of knowledge and practices of medication use of elderly patients hospitalized in surgical clinics.
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Key Findings & Data:The sample consisted of 128 patients over the age of 60 who were hospitalized at a university hospital with Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Thoraco/Cardio/Vascular Surgery and Urology departments.
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Conclusion & Impact:For evaluation of the data, percentage calculations and McNemar and Cohran Q tests were used.Results: We determined that elderly patients in surgical clinics did not take their medication in accordance with principles of rational drug use and elderly patients' knowledge of medication use was inadequate althought they demand information on use of medications from health officers, especially physicians.Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is suggested that nurses and all the other members of the medication team should educate elderly patients on rational drug use and further efforts should be made to improve nurses' awareness about rational drug use.
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Introduction: A descriptive research was conducted for determination of knowledge and practices of medication use of elderly patients hospitalized in surgical clinics. The sample consisted of 128 patients over the age of 60 who were hospitalized at a university hospital with Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Thoraco/Cardio/Vascular Surgery and Urology departments. Materials and Method: For data collection, a questionnaire prepared by the researcher based on the literature was used. The data was collected by the researcher at two stages with face-to-face and telephone interviews by using the questionnaire. For evaluation of the data, percentage calculations and McNemar and Cohran Q tests were used.Results: We determined that elderly patients in surgical clinics did not take their medication in accordance with principles of rational drug use and elderly patients' knowledge of medication use was inadequate althought they demand information on use of medications from health officers, especially physicians.Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is suggested that nurses and all the other members of the medication team should educate elderly patients on rational drug use and further efforts should be made to improve nurses' awareness about rational drug use.

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Giriş: Araştırma; cerrahi kliniklerinde yatan yaşlı hastaların ilaç kullanımına yönelik bilgi ve uygulamalarının belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Örneklemi bir üniversite hastanesinin Beyin Cerrahi, Genel Cerrahi, Toraks/Kalp/Damar Cerrahi ve Üroloji kliniklerinde yatan 60 yaş ve üzeri 128 hasta oluşturmuştur. Gereç ve Yöntem: Veri toplama aracı olarak, araştırmacı tarafından ilgili literatüre dayalı olarak geliştirilen soru kağıdı kullanılmıştır. Veriler araştırmacı tarafından, iki aşamada, yüz yüze ve telefonla görüşme yöntemleri ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzde hesaplamaları, McNemar ve CohranQ testleri kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Araştırma sonucunda , cerrahi kliniklerinde yatan yaşlı hastaların ilaçlarını akılcı ilaç kullanımı (AİK) ilkelerine uygun şekilde kullanmadıkları, ilaçlara yönelik bilgileri başta hekimler olmak üzere sağlık çalışanlarından talep etmelerine rağmen ilaç kullanımına yönelik bilgilerinin yetersiz olduğu belirlenmiştir.Sonuç: Bu çalışmadan elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda; hemşirelerin ve ilaç ekibinin tüm üyelerinin hastaları/yakınlarını AİK konusunda eğitmeleri; hemşirelerin AİK konusundaki farkındalıklarının arttırılmasına yönelik ileri çalışmaların yapılması önerilmiştir.

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ERDİL, F., ERTEMÜR, E. (2022). Determination of knowledge and practices of medication use of elderly patients hospitalized at surgical units. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 2, 201–207. https://ajindex.com/articles/624020

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