Bibliographic citations
Chávez, N., (2007). Consumo de medicamentos en adultos mayores en los programas del adulto mayor y los centros del adulto mayor de Lima [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1087
Chávez, N., Consumo de medicamentos en adultos mayores en los programas del adulto mayor y los centros del adulto mayor de Lima [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2007. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1087
@misc{renati/493367,
title = "Consumo de medicamentos en adultos mayores en los programas del adulto mayor y los centros del adulto mayor de Lima",
author = "Chávez Sumarriva, Nadia Lys",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2007"
}
-- The current study´s general objective is to determine the characteristics of drug utilization by older adults that assist to the Older Adult Program and to the Older Adult Center, this is a descriptive cross sectional study; it was performed in 502 older adults (over 60 years of age) from the Older Adult Program and the Older Adult Center; 378 are female (75.30%) and 124 are male (24.70%); the ages fluctuate between 60 and 95 years old, the mean is 69.55 years old (standard deviation 6.87 years); highlighting that 57.77% are situated in the range of 60 to 69 years old; 40.84% have followed secondary education and 51.79% from the sample are married or have a partner. From the sample 81.27% (n=408) were taking at least one medication for an average of 2.38 medicines per older adult. Polypharmacy is practised by 66.91% (n=273) from the sample and 53.11% from them have the opinion that is not advisable the multiple medication consumption during the same period of time; 18.63% (n=76) use 4 or more drugs. It was determined that polypharmacy does not significatively associate to sex, instruction level or civil status and that the prevalence of selfmedication is 53.19% (n = 213) from a total of 408 subjects that are taking medication.
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