What is it about?
In this study we assessed Daily Drug Consumption (DDC) and investigated the risk factors for higher DDC among older adults in a primary care setting.Univariate tests suggested associations between DDC and various demographic and clinical parameters. When other variables were controlled for in a multiple regression analysis, serum creatinine level and NLR were the laboratory factors that remained significantly associated with DDC. As for clinical conditions, metabolic syndrome, GDS score, UI, gastric disturbances, and chronic pain remained significantly associated with increased DDC in the last step of the multiple regression analysis.
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Why is it important?
Polypharmacy (PP) is a clinical challenge in older adults. Assessment of daily drug consumption (DDC) and its relationships is important. First line health services have a crucial role in monitoring and preventing PP.In this study we investigated the rates of polypharmacy and its contributions with risk factors in a primary care unit
Perspectives
This article I hope will draw the attention of readers and the health professionals to a widespread problem, polypharmacy. Polypharmacy which is often provoked by the professionals in the health system can only be prevented or at least be minimized by their alertness.
Assist. Prof. Suleyman Ersoy
Karabuk Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Risk factors for polypharmacy in older adults in a primary care setting: a cross-sectional study, Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/cia.s176329.
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