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Prescription pattern of medication in the elderly residing in nursing homes in Tehran
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University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Iranian Research Center on Aging, Tehran, Iran

e-adresam_foroughan@yahoo.com
Ključne reči: prescription pattern; elderly; medication
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate prescription patterns for older people in nursing homes of Tehran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data of 170 older people, sampled random cluster gathering method, using medical records, questionnaires and interview with nurses and physicians. Results: The mean average age of the sample was 79.75. 64.7% of them were female. 62.4% received more than 5 types of medicines. The mean number of medicines was 7.55 with the ranging of 1-19 drugs. The most medicine forms used by older people were: tablets 98.2%, injection medicines 20.6 %, drops 13.5%, syrup 8.8%, sprays 6.5%, ointments and suppositories 2.9%. There was not a significant relationship between participating in geriatric educational course And the mean numbers of the prescribed medications (P>0.05)., as well as between covering by health insurance specialty in medicine and the mean of the numbers of mediations (P>0.05). There was a significant relationship between having insurance and the mean number of prescribed medicine (P<0.05). Conclusion: Developing educational programs on geriatric pharmacology general practitioners and more supervision on residential care homes practices may have affects on prescription pattern.
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jezik rada: engleski
vrsta rada: neklasifikovan
DOI: 10.5937/medgla1451023S
objavljen u SCIndeksu: 20.03.2014.

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