法罗群岛最年长的老年人中的药物使用 - 一项国家横截面研究
Beinta Joensen1,2, Sunrit Niklasdóttir1,3, Niels Joensen2
1Department of Research, the National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology
|April 23, 2024
概括
该研究发现,90岁及以上的费罗群岛居民中,多药和潜在不合适药物 (PIM) 的高率. 与毒品相关的问题很常见,尽管与其他北欧国家相比,阿片类药物的使用率很低.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 临床药房 临床药房
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 老龄化人口经常经历多种并发症,导致多药.
- 多药制品增加了潜在不合适药物 (PIM),药物相互作用 (DDI) 和与药物相关的问题 (DRP) 的风险.
研究的目的:
- 确定90岁及以上的费罗岛居民中多药,PIM,DDI和DRP的患病率.
- 为了比较这个人口中的药物使用模式与其他北欧国家.
主要方法:
- 基于人口的横截面研究,涉及298名年龄≥90岁的参与者.
- 药剂师主导的药物审查使用自我信息,电子患者日志和法罗群岛处方注册表.
主要成果:
- 多药性影响了74%的参与者,没有性别差异.
- 大约60%的人使用PIM (二,质子抑制剂),79%的人使用DRP.
- 在47%的参与者中发现了药物相互作用 (DDI);阿片类药物使用量显著低.
结论:
- 最古老的法罗群岛的药物使用反映了其他北欧国家,其特点是高多药和PIM流行率.
- 质子抑制剂和类药物是常见的PIM,经常与DRP联系在一起.
- 这项研究强调了老年人中与药物相关的重大问题,强调了需要进行药物审查的必要性.
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