在科威特参加老年诊所的老年人中描述态度和预测因素
Hesah Alshammari1,2, Eman Al-Saeed2, Zamzam Ahmed3
1Al-Sabah Hospital, Shuwaikh Medical Area, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
PloS one
|December 19, 2024
概括
科威特的老年患者表现出很高的愿意处方抑郁药物,特别是当医生建议时. 然而,男性,多种药物使用者和老年人表示不太愿意减少处方.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 临床药房 临床药房
- 以患者为中心的护理
背景情况:
- 停止处方,减少药物,对于改善患者护理和减少多药性至关重要.
- 患者的意愿是成功实施抑郁症策略的关键因素.
- 了解患者对药物使用和减药的态度对于有效的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查科威特老年患者对抑郁症的态度.
- 为了确定影响患者接受药物减少的意愿的预测因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及65岁以上老年病人的横截面研究,这些患者在科威特的老年诊所接受治疗.
- 使用了"患者对处方的态度" (rPATD) 问卷的修订后的阿拉伯版本.
- 使用描述性统计和二进制物流回归来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 在分析的388名参与者中,观察到高意愿的抑郁症.
- 愿意放弃的意愿与多药性相反相关 (p=0.044).
- 在男性患者,服用>5种药物的患者和年龄较大的年龄组中,人们注意到更低的意愿.
结论:
- 科威特的老年患者容易接受抑郁症的处方,特别是在医生指导下.
- 患者的人口统计和药物负载显著影响人们对抑郁症的意愿.
- 需要进一步的研究和量身定制的干预措施来支持不同患者群体的抑郁症.
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