Authors
Aurima Stankuniene, Mindaugas Stankunas, Mark Avery, Jutta Lindert, Rita Mikalauskiene, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, Francisco Torres-Gonzalez, Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, Henrique Barros, Arūnas Savickas, Raimondas Radziunas, Joaquim JF Soares
Publication date
2015/6
Journal
BMC health services research
Volume
15
Pages
1-8
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported underuse of medications due to procurement costs amongst older persons from seven European urban communities.
Methods
The data were collected in a cross-sectional study (“ABUEL, Elder abuse: A multinational prevalence survey”) in 2009. Randomly selected people aged 60–84 years (n = 4,467) from seven urban communities: Stuttgart (Germany), Athens (Greece), Ancona (Italy), Kaunas (Lithuania), Porto (Portugal), Granada (Spain) and Stockholm (Sweden) were interviewed. Response rate - 45.2 %. Ethical permission was received in each country.
Results
The results indicate that 3.6 % (n = 162) of the respondents self-reported refraining from buying prescribed medications due to cost. The highest prevalence of this problem …
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