Alshanberi Asim Muhammed
Department of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Health Care, Umm Alqura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia.
School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2022 Sep 13;7(5):97. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics7050097.
The concept of polypharmacy encompasses adverse drug reactions and non-adherence factors in elderly individuals. It also leads to the increased use of healthcare services and negative health outcomes. The problem is further alleviated by the odds of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM), which lead to the development of drug-related problems. Since polypharmacy is more commonly observed in the elderly population, urgency is required to introduce operative protocols for preventing and managing this problem. The family medicine model of care can be associated with favorable illness outcomes regarding satisfaction with consultation, treatment adherence, self-management behaviors, adherence to medical advice, and healthcare utilization. Hence, interventions built on family medicine models can provide significant support in improving the outcomes of the older population and their quality of life. In this regard, the authors have taken up the task of explaining the accessible resources which can be availed to improve the application of health care services in the field of geriatric medicine.
多重用药的概念涵盖了老年个体的药物不良反应和不依从因素。它还导致医疗服务使用的增加以及负面的健康结果。潜在不适当用药（PIM）的可能性进一步加剧了这一问题，PIM会导致药物相关问题的出现。由于多重用药在老年人群中更为常见，因此迫切需要引入预防和管理这一问题的操作方案。家庭医学护理模式在咨询满意度、治疗依从性、自我管理行为、遵循医疗建议以及医疗服务利用等方面可能与良好的疾病结局相关。因此，基于家庭医学模式的干预措施可以为改善老年人群的结局及其生活质量提供重要支持。在这方面，作者承担了解释可利用的资源的任务，这些资源可用于改善老年医学领域医疗服务的应用。
