Universidade Federal da Bahia, Curso de Medicina, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Acre, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Desporto, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil.
Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2021 May 31;30(2):e2020386. doi: 10.1590/S1679-49742021000200013.
To analyze polypharmacy prevalence and associated factors in older adults living in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, in 2014.
This was a cross-sectional population-based study using complex sampling with older adults. Polypharmacy was defined as concomitant use of five or more medications.
Polypharmacy prevalence was 14.9% (95%CI 11.8;18.6), positively associated with females (OR=2.29 - 95%CI 1.41;3.74), white race/skin color (OR=1.61 - 95%CI 1.10;2.38), dependence (OR=1.65 - 95%CI 1.05;2.60), change in eating habits/dieting (OR=1.66 - 95%CI 1.16;2.36), hospitalization in the last 12 months (OR=1.61 - 95%CI 1.02;2.53) and presence of the following self-reported morbidities: systemic arterial hypertension (OR=2.40 - 95%CI 1.33;4.34), diabetes mellitus (OR=2.17 - 95%CI 1.23;3.84), osteoporosis (OR=2.92 - 95%CI 1.84;4.64) and heart problems (OR=2.94 - 95%CI 1.90;4.56).
This study found that polypharmacy in the older adults was associated with demographic and health conditions.
分析 2014 年巴西阿克里州里奥布兰科市老年人的多重用药情况及其相关因素。
这是一项使用复杂抽样方法对老年人进行的横断面基于人群的研究。多重用药定义为同时使用五种或更多种药物。
多重用药的患病率为 14.9%(95%CI 11.8;18.6),与女性(OR=2.29 - 95%CI 1.41;3.74)、白种人/白肤色(OR=1.61 - 95%CI 1.10;2.38)、依赖(OR=1.65 - 95%CI 1.05;2.60)、饮食习惯改变/节食(OR=1.66 - 95%CI 1.16;2.36)、过去 12 个月住院(OR=1.61 - 95%CI 1.02;2.53)以及存在以下自我报告的疾病有关:全身动脉高血压(OR=2.40 - 95%CI 1.33;4.34)、糖尿病(OR=2.17 - 95%CI 1.23;3.84)、骨质疏松症(OR=2.92 - 95%CI 1.84;4.64)和心脏问题(OR=2.94 - 95%CI 1.90;4.56)。
本研究发现,老年人的多重用药与人口统计学和健康状况有关。