CHARACTERIZATION OF MEDICATION USE AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE ATTENDED AT A FAMILY HEALTH CARE SERVICE

Authors

  • Thaíse Alves Bezerra UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DA PARAÍBA
  • Maria Aparecida Albuquerque de Brito Enfermeira de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de Tejuçuoca – CE- Brasil.
  • Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.43011

Keywords:

Polypharmacy, Aged, Primary health care.

Abstract

The objective was to characterize medication use among elderly people attended at a Family Health Care Service. A cross-sectional and descriptive study was undertaken, involving 134 elderly, between August and November 2014, at a Primary Health Care Service in the city of Tejuçuoca-Ceará. Interviews were held with the elderly, containing information about the sociodemographic characteristics, the self-referred non-transmissible chronic conditions and medication use. The data were analyzed descriptively using EpiInfo versão 7. and R v2. 10.0. In the study population, multiple drug therapy prevailed (82.1%). The most referred chronic conditions were arterial hypertension (59.1%) and diabetes mellitus (25.2%). In conclusion, knowing the drug administration practices and their characteristics in the elderly is essential for the health professionals to advise this population on the correct use of the drugs.

Author Biographies

Thaíse Alves Bezerra, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DA PARAÍBA

-Docente do Curso de Enfermagem - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba.

- Mestrado em Saúde Pública – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (Concluído - 2014).

 Especialização em Gestão em Saúde (Concluida) – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (2013-2015).
 Especialização em Saúde da Família – Faculdades Integradas de Patos - FIP (Concluída – 2012).
 Graduação em Letras – Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Concluída - 2013).
 Graduação em Licenciatura e Bacharelado em Enfermagem – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (Concluída – 2011).
Formação complementar

Maria Aparecida Albuquerque de Brito, Enfermeira de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de Tejuçuoca – CE- Brasil.

Enfermeira. Especialista em Saúde do Idoso. Enfermeira de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de Tejuçuoca – CE- Brasil.

Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo Costa, Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do curso de Graduação em Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

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Published

2016-03-07

How to Cite

Bezerra, T. A., Brito, M. A. A. de, & Costa, K. N. de F. M. (2016). CHARACTERIZATION OF MEDICATION USE AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE ATTENDED AT A FAMILY HEALTH CARE SERVICE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.43011

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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