Polifarmácia e cognição em pacientes com idade avançada / Polypharmacy and cognition in elderly patients
Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd
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17(4): 180-182, dez 2019.
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ي البرتغالية
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RESUMO
Objetivo:
Avaliar a prevalência da polifarmácia e da prescrição de medicações inapropriadas, bem como suas associações com a capacidade cognitiva e funcional do idoso.Métodos:
Estudo observacional transversal, no qual foram analisadas as medicações prescritas em 141 prontuários para pacientes acima de 50 anos, em associação com testes que quantificaram a capacidade funcional e cognitiva deles.Resultados:
Observou-se média de 4,41 medicamentos por paciente, sendo que 0,41 deles foram considerados inapropriado, segundo o critério de Beers. Verificou-se também relação estatisticamente significativa quanto ao número de medicações e testes que mediam a capacidade funcional e cognitiva dos idosos.Conclusão:
O aumento da polifarmácia e da prescrição de medicações potencialmente inadequadas acarretou significativa piora da capacidade cognitiva e funcional do idosoABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the prevalence of polypharmacy and of the prescription of inappropriate medications, as well as their associations with the cognitive and functional capacity of the elderly.Methods:
Cross-sectional observational study which analyzed the drugs prescribed in 141 medical records for patients over 50 years of age, associated with tests that quantified their functional and cognitive capacity.Results:
An average of 4.41 medications per patient was observed, and 0.41 were considered inappropriate according to the Beers criteria. There was also a statistically significant relation regarding the number of medications and tests that measure the functional and cognitive capacity of the elderly.Conclusion:
The increase in polypharmacy and in the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications led to a significant impairment of the cognitive and functional capacity of the elderly
النص الكامل:
متاح
الفهرس:
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الموضوع الرئيسي:
Health Profile
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Aged
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Cognition
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Polypharmacy
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Middle Aged
نوع الدراسة:
دراسة مبنية على المشاهدة
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دراسة الانتشار
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عوامل الخطر
المحددات:
كبير في السن
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Aged80
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أنثى
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البشر
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ذكر
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
جنوب امريكا
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البرازيل
اللغة:
البرتغالية
مجلة:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd
موضوع المجلة:
علم المدواة
السنة:
2019
نوع:
مقالة
بلد الانتماء:
المؤسسة/الدولة:
Faculdade de Medicina de Barbacena (FAME)/BR
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Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)/BR
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