Knowledge And Practices Used By Old Age Patients To Control Polypharmacy | ||
| NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology | ||
| Article 6, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 80-91 PDF (399.44 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/niles.2022.197281 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Elsayed aboudonya1; Soheir Ali Badr Elden2; Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan3; Sameer Hamdy Hafez4 | ||
| 1Nursing science teaching specialist in Technical Health Institute of Imbaba, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of community health nursing Faculty of nursing – Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Maternal and New-Born Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||
| 4Lecturer of community health nursing -Faculty of nursing – Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Older people now constitute more than 60% of the world’s population. The elderly population suffers from chronic diseases and multimorbidity and is treated with an increasing number of drugs that result inPolypharmacy. Polypharmacy was defined as per a systematic review conducted in 2017 as the concurrent use of five or more different prescription medications. Aim: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge regarding Polypharmacy among older patients and assess the alternative practices used by old-age patients to control Polypharmacy. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Subjects & Setting: The sample size was 114 elderly patients selected from outpatient clinics monthly. Tools: (1) Questionnaire to assess geriatric patient's Polypharmacy’s knowledge, (2) Checklist to assess poly pharmacy’s alternative practices. Results: two-thirds of the study sample (66.7%) took medication based on their previous experience. More than half of the study sample (57%) depended on the pharmacist's prescription, and about half of the sample referred to friends 'advice. In comparison, nearly half of the study sample (44.7%) took medication based on the experience of a family member (32.5 %) were aware of the meaning of Polypharmacy. In comparison (23.7%) were aware of the Polypharmacy contributing factors. Conclusion: The study concluded that; the prevalence of Polypharmacy and its consequencesamong the elderly are significantly related to the level of education. Recommendations: designing an educational program for the elderly, aiming to increase their awareness and knowledge and maintain a healthy lifestyle; Activating the role of health educators during inpatient discharge and within outpatient services to promote the use of non-drug methods. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Polypharmacy; Old age; Adverse drug reactions (ADR); Knowledge & Practices | ||
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