Authors
Aurima Stankūnienė, Jutta Ursula Lindert, Rita Mikalauskienė, Raimondas Radžiūnas, Algirdas Baranauskas, Joaquim Jorge Fernandes Soares
Publication date
2014/11/22
Journal
The 5th International Conference On Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice dedicated to 145th Anniversary of prof. Petras Raudonikis: November 22, 2014 Kaunas, Lithuania: Book of abstracts/Faculty of Pharmacy of Lithuanian university of Health Sciences. LSMU FF Alumni Association. Lithuanian Pharmaceutical Association. Lithuanian Pharmacists’ Society; Edited by: Indrė Šveikauskaitė. Kaunas: Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, 2014. ISBN 9789955153726.
Description
Introduction. Studies from all around the world argue that elderly people are the main users of health care services and consume disproportionately for all prescribed drugs [1]. The complexity of treatment regimens can lead to an accumulation of medications, confusion because medications look similar (especially in the case of generic medications) [2]. Patients’ intrinsic factors (e.g. cognitive impairment and false beliefs regarding some drugs) have been also cited among the most common causes of nonadherence and of involuntary errors related to taking medication at home [3]. There is also the problem of inappropriate use of pharmaceutical drugs, a factor that can also result in hospitalizations [4]. This suggests, that some elderly patients need a help in taking medications. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of required assistance in taking medications. Materials and Methods. Randomly selected …
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