在社区居住的最老的老年人中,可能不适当的药物使用的频率
1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Atlas University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
Turkish journal of medical sciences
|September 19, 2024
概括
在土耳其,居住在社区的老年人中,潜在不适当的药物使用率很高. 这项研究强调了在这个脆弱人群中需要仔细的药物审查和监测.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 最年长的老年人群 (≥85岁) 面临着高的住院和死亡率.
- 保护这一人口群体的健康是一个关键的公共卫生问题.
- 潜在不合适的药物 (PIM) 使用是老年人中显著的危险因素.
研究的目的:
- 确定在土耳其社区居住的老年人中使用PIM的流行程度.
- 调查PIM使用与该人口人口统计特征之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项观察性描述性研究,包括549名年龄≥85岁的参与者.
- 通过家庭访问收集了有关药物,年龄,性别和居住地的数据.
- 用2019年Beers标准分析了药物,以确定PIMs.
主要成果:
- 65.0%的老年参与者使用PIM,平均每人1个PIM.
- PIM患病率与使用的药物数量线性增加 (p=0.001).
- 利尿剂,质子抑制剂和NSAIDs是最常见的PIMs.
结论:
- 在土耳其最老的人口中观察到PIM使用的高患病率.
- 在PIM使用与年龄,性别或地理区域之间没有发现显著的关联.
- 对于使用PIM的老年人来说,预防策略和仔细监测至关重要.
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