Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research
Introduction: The current study was aimed to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of individuals 90 years and older living in Malatya regarding rational drug use. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out with people aged 90 and over (n=1022) living in Malatya province and its...
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| description | Introduction: The current study was aimed to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of individuals 90 years and older living in Malatya regarding rational drug use.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out with people aged 90 and over (n=1022) living in Malatya province and its districts. Face-to-face interview method was used to collect study data. In the first part of the form used for data collection, the descriptive characteristics of the participants were questioned, and in the second part, the attitudes and behaviors towards rational drug use were examined. Rational drug use features are evaluated by World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators.
Results: The frequency of rational drug use was 84.1%, and the rate of over-the-counter drug use was 19.2% among individuals 90 years and older. 52.3% of the participants had over-the-counter medication at home for use, when necessary, without doctor's recommendation. The most commonly available over-the-counter group of drugs at home were painkillers.
Conclusion: The frequency of rational drug use in individuals aged 90 and older has been determined higher than in the literature on individuals aged 65 and older. Education, guidance and counseling programs can be created to increase rational drug use within elderly people communities.
Keywords: rational drug use; oldest-old; elderly; attitude; behavior |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e268cd6a3c04387b23bdab0cfd385ec2024-03-26T08:15:57ZengSERNEVFamily Practice and Palliative Care2459-15052023-10-018510611110.22391/fppc.1229259544Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional researchRecep Bentli0Serdar Deniz1Neşe Karakaş2Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University ,MalatyaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Malatya Turgut Ozal University, MalatyaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Malatya Turgut Ozal University, MalatyaIntroduction: The current study was aimed to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of individuals 90 years and older living in Malatya regarding rational drug use. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out with people aged 90 and over (n=1022) living in Malatya province and its districts. Face-to-face interview method was used to collect study data. In the first part of the form used for data collection, the descriptive characteristics of the participants were questioned, and in the second part, the attitudes and behaviors towards rational drug use were examined. Rational drug use features are evaluated by World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators. Results: The frequency of rational drug use was 84.1%, and the rate of over-the-counter drug use was 19.2% among individuals 90 years and older. 52.3% of the participants had over-the-counter medication at home for use, when necessary, without doctor's recommendation. The most commonly available over-the-counter group of drugs at home were painkillers. Conclusion: The frequency of rational drug use in individuals aged 90 and older has been determined higher than in the literature on individuals aged 65 and older. Education, guidance and counseling programs can be created to increase rational drug use within elderly people communities. Keywords: rational drug use; oldest-old; elderly; attitude; behaviorhttps://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2871741rational drug useoldest-oldelderlyattitudebehaviorakılcı ilaç kullanımıileri yaşlıyaşlıtutumdavranış |
| spellingShingle | Recep Bentli Serdar Deniz Neşe Karakaş Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research Family Practice and Palliative Care rational drug use oldest-old elderly attitude behavior akılcı ilaç kullanımı ileri yaşlı yaşlı tutum davranış |
| title | Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research |
| title_full | Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research |
| title_short | Attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs: cross-sectional research |
| title_sort | attitudes and behaviors of individuals aged 90 and over towards rational use of drugs cross sectional research |
| topic | rational drug use oldest-old elderly attitude behavior akılcı ilaç kullanımı ileri yaşlı yaşlı tutum davranış |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2871741 |
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