Use, Prescription and Dispensing of Drugs to Elderly Patients with Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in the City of Amazônia, Brazil

Autor: Carlos Alberto Paraguassu-Chaves, Silvana Aparecida de Araújo, Nelson Pereira da Silva Junior, Leonardo Severo da Luz Neto, Rosani Aparecida Alves Ribeiro de Souza, Vera Lúcia Matias Gomes Geron, Jucélia Nunes da Silva, Badie Humberto Daud Moreira, Helio Franklin Rodrigues de Almeida, Fabrício Moraes de Almeida
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science. 5:106-119
ISSN: 2456-1908
2349-6495
DOI: 10.22161/ijaers.5.8.15
Popis: Objective: To analyze the therapeutic process of hypertensive and diabetic elderly assisted in Hiperdia program UBS city of Ariquemes, Rondonia, Brazil. Method: The research model was a quantitative study, cross, which was used pre-structured form. The sample consisted of 196 patients with hypertension and / or diabetes between 60 and 92 years. Results: Predominantly female 66.9%, a consumption of 5.40 per individual medications, and frequent self-medication few physiological parameters described in the charts. Overweight and obesity prevalence in the elderly 78.9%, 67.5% with systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg and 79.3% with greater than 125 mg glucose / dL. Statistical tests observing pool was applied between the amount of medication and self-medication (p = 0.001) correlation with significance between age and systolic blood pressure (p = 0.003) and body mass and age index (p = 0.018) was observed association between income and acquisition of medication or correlation between age and glucose values. Of the research subjects, 44% reported problems with the drug that can lead to lack of adherence to treatment, and future complications. Conclusions: 1059 drugs were used. 76% of patients acquire medication in at least 02 different sites may favor the therapeutic duplication. Among the most cited DRPs are stomach problems and discomfort, 17.4% have difficulty in recognizing, 15.1% are not taking the drug due to adverse accustomed and 69.4% use at least one self-medication. In the classification of physiological parameters was observed lack of data in the records, and 79.3% had blood glucose levels> 125 mg / dL and 67.5% with SBP> 140 mmHg, it was also observed association between the amount of medication and self-medication and correlation between age and SBP and BMI and age.
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