Comparative analysis of home drug use by older adults in rural and urban areas
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https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v41i2.507Keywords:
fármacos, medicamentos, adulto mayor, polimedicaciónAbstract
The use of drugs and pharmacologycal therapeutics are influenced by the local form of health services and the possibility to have access to such products, and also to economical, social and cultural conditions.
Objective: To describe and compare a selfreported medication profile of the elderly according to heir place of residence urban (UR) orrural (RU).
Methods: Astratified sample (n= 180) by age groups (55-64 years, 65-74 years, 75 years and more) and sex (90 males= M, 90 females= F) were homed interviewed in different living areas RU and UR, with a predesigned instrument to standarized the information. For each drug its particular referred dose was used. Chi-square was use for comparative analysis with a 0.05 as criterion of significance.
Results: 77% they ofthe interviewees took medicines, 83% UR and 69% RU (p<O.01). The disposition of medications was different for zone and sex: in UR area 89% (2.5 ( 1.9 drug/ person) and 80% (1.9 ( 1.5 drug/person); in RU, 80% (1.6 ( 1.5 drug/person) and M= 60% (I .5 ( 1.7 drug/person)
(p<O.01 They referred chronic use ofmedications 83% UR (F= 85%, 64%) and RU 97%, 81%); origin from a medical prescription was confirmed by the interviewer, 79% UR 80%, 78%) and 90% RU 94%, 85%).
In general, the most prevalent medications were those for the cardiovascular and musculareskeletal systems; in UR there was a significantly higher use of drugs agents for the digestive tract (F= 16%) and for the central nervous system (M= 30%).
Conclusion: From 55 years and over, a great majority of people employed medications, and the agents were used in a chronic form. They are consumed more in urban than in the rural setting, but in both cases the women used them to a greater expense. Fortunately, the use of pharmaceutical products from medical prescription prevails.
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