“Elderly medication use in a Healthcare Center in Ribeirão Preto, SP.” / "Uso de medicamentos por idosos em um serviço de saúde de Ribeirão Preto-SP"

AUTOR(ES)

Mariana Honorato Giardini

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

The patients’ knowledge on their medication is crucial to use them properly. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the prescription to be used as a parameter (criteria) to characterize medications use among the population. This cross-sectional study had the objectives of identifying the features of medical prescriptions using the WHO indicators as reference, and, to assess the knowledge of elderly patients who were enrolled in the Family Healthcare Units of the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto – University of São Paulo. The prescription indicators were verified in the medical prescriptions and the knowledge was verified through the administration of a questionnaire to 100 elderly patients. The questionnaire included questions on the therapeutic indication, name, of the drugs dosis, and the quantity of pharmaceutical form to be taken, and the frequency of administration. The answers were compared to the prescriptions. The mean of the prescribed medications for patient was 2,76. 89,49% of prescribed medications were dispensed, and 91,39% were prescribed by generic name and 90,94% prescribed according to the standard list of medications. It has been prescribed 0,36% of antibiotics and 0,72% of injectable medications. Out of one hundred interviewee, of whom 44% showed a good knowledge about their medicaments. Regarding to dosis (39%), amount of pharmaceutical form taken (87%) and the frequency of administration (85%) of answers were in accordance with the medical prescription. In 87% of cases the patients answered correctly to the therapeutical indication and 45% of the cases they correctly answered the name of medication. The results suggest that the Family Healthcare has a good performance regarding the use of medicaments by old-aged patients, there is some room for improvement through pharmaceutical care.

ASSUNTO(S)

elderly medication idoso medicamento knowledge conhecimento

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