Heidari Mohammad, Borujeni Mansureh Ghodusi, Ghafourifard Mansour, Sheikhi Rahim Ali
Department of Medical and Surgical, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Department of Nursing, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran.
Drug Res (Stuttg). 2018 Aug;68(8):475-480. doi: 10.1055/a-0583-9896. Epub 2018 Mar 20.
The prevalence of various diseases in the elderly has increased the use of drugs, which is coupled with age-related physiological changes and places the elderly at risk for multiple side effects. The present study aimed to determine awareness, attitudes and practices of elderly towards self-medication.
The sample included 300 participants over 60 years under any of the health centers in urban and rural areas of Abadeh city, who were selected based on stratified random sampling method. In order to collect data, the questionnaire including demographic information, awareness, attitude and performance of the elderly and the checklist of drug intractable consumption.
Based on the results, 76% of the elderly reported drug consumption. Regarding lifestyle, the average score of the elderly's awareness for the elderly who lived with and without families were 78.6±14.2 and 69.2±13.6, respectively. In other words, a significant difference was observed between these two groups. In addition, there was a significant between the elderly's performance score with and without family members about the self-medication (p=0.001).
Considering the increase in self-medication among the elderly, adherence to prescription criteria for drug among this age group is recommended. Finally, designing and implementing various educational programs in health education center is necessary for the elderly and their families for the purpose of improving awareness and practice.
老年人各种疾病的患病率增加了药物的使用，这与年龄相关的生理变化相关联，使老年人面临多种副作用的风险。本研究旨在确定老年人对自我药疗的认知、态度和行为。
样本包括阿巴德市城乡任何一个健康中心的300名60岁以上参与者，他们是根据分层随机抽样方法选取的。为了收集数据，采用了包括人口统计学信息、老年人的认知、态度和行为以及药物难治性消费清单的问卷。
根据结果，76%的老年人报告有药物消费。关于生活方式，与家人同住和不同住的老年人的认知平均得分分别为78.6±14.2和69.2±13.6。换句话说，这两组之间存在显著差异。此外，有家人和没有家人的老年人在自我药疗方面的行为得分之间也存在显著差异（p=0.001）。
考虑到老年人自我药疗的增加，建议该年龄组遵守药物处方标准。最后，为了提高认知和行为，有必要在健康教育中心为老年人及其家人设计和实施各种教育项目。
