| Autor: |
Ilyas Yilmaz, Fatma Ersin, Elif Oguz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medicine Science, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 674-82 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2147-0634 |
| DOI: |
10.5455/medscience.2020.04.056 |
| Popis: |
The study was conducted descriptively for the purpose of examining the rational drug use of elderly individuals receiving home care service and the affect ingfactors. It was carried out between October 2016 - May 2017. Sample of the study consisted of 320 individuals. Data were collecte dusing; Questionnaire Form, Standardized Mini Mental Test and Standardized Mini Mental Test for Illiterate. The data were analyze dusing descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis. It was determined that 54.1% of the elderly individuals immediately went to the doctor when they got sick, 59.7% went to the doctor only when they got sick and 85% had any chronic disease. It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the individuals in terms of the time of going to the doctor, following the doctors instructions, understanding the advice on drugs, knowing the intended purpose of drugs, checking the expire date of drugs and taking drugs in time according to age; in terms of understanding the advice on drugs according to gender; in terms of following the doctors instructions and understanding the advice on drugs according to educational background; in terms of understanding the advice on drugs, knowing the intended purpose of drugs and checking the expire date of drugs according to marital status; and in terms of understanding the advice on drugs, knowing the intended purpose of drugs and checking the expire date of drugs according to income status (p [Med-Science 2020; 9(3.000): 674-82] |
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