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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versión impresa ISSN 1679-4974versión On-line ISSN 2337-9622
Resumen
SALES, Alessandra Santos; SALES, Marta Gabriele Santos y CASOTTI, Cezar Augusto. Pharmacotherapeutic profile and factors associated with polypharmacy among the elderly in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil, 2014. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.1, pp.121-132. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742017000100013.
Objective:
to describe the drugs used and analyze the factors associated with polypharmacy in the elderly, in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil.
Methods:
this is a census cross-sectional study, conducted in February 2014, through an interview using standardized form.
Results:
among the 272 elderly respondents, 53.3% used only prescribed medication and 31.6% used at least one medication not prescribed; the prevalence of polypharmacy was 29.0%; cardiovascular drugs were the most used in polypharmacy (n=390; 37.6%); after adjusted analysis, the factors that remained associated with polypharmacy were female sex (OR=2.20 - 95%CI 1.11;4.35), private health insurance (OR=2.18 - 95%CI 1.05;4.55), hospitalization in the previous year (OR=2.34 - 95%CI 1.18;4.65) and having four or more self-reported diseases (OR=3.18 - 95%CI 1.60;6.29).
Conclusion:
there was a high prevalence of polypharmacy, associated with sex, private health insurance, having four or more self-reported diseases and hospitalization in the previous year, with higher use of cardiovascular drugs.
Palabras clave : Health of the Elderly; Drug Utilization; Polypharmacy; Cross-Sectional Studies.