Polypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study

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dc.contributor.authorKutsal, Yesim Gokce
dc.contributor.authorBarak, Anil
dc.contributor.authorAtalay, Ayce
dc.contributor.authorBaydar, Terken
dc.contributor.authorKucukoglu, Selcuk
dc.contributor.authorTuncer, Tiraje
dc.contributor.authorHizmetli, Sami
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:14:59Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the polypharmacy issue and its correlations with socio-economic variables in Turkish elderly patients. Design: Cross-sectional Setting: Outpatient clinics of the medical schools, departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation from 12 provinces. Participants: A total of 1430 elderly in different geographical regions of Turkey during January 2007 to January 2008 were included. Measurements: Patients were interviewed using a questionnaire that included demographic characteristics, current medical diagnosis, and pharmaceuticals that are used by elderly. Demographical parameters were gender, age, marital status, number of children, level of education, province, and status of retirement. Results: The mean number of drugs was found to be higher in the females. There was a significant difference among age groups, marital status groups, and the number of children categories. The distribution of the number of drugs among education levels did not differ significantly, whereas the distribution of the number of drugs between the status of retirement and presence of chronic disease differed significantly. Conclusions: Polypharmacy is correlated with various factors including age, sex, marital status, number of children, status of retirement, and presence of chronic medical conditions but not educational status in our study group. (J Am Med Dir Assoc 2009; 10: 486-490)en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.018
dc.identifier.endpage490en_US
dc.identifier.issn1525-8610
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.pmid19716065
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-68949204884
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage486en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/15575
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000270438400009
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of The American Medical Directors Association
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectDrugsen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectPolypharmacyen_US
dc.subjectSocio-Economic Statusen_US
dc.titlePolypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Studyen_US
dc.titlePolypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study
dc.typeArticleen_US

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