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[Use of medication by the elderly in urban and rural areas in southern Brazil: a population-based study].
- Source :
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Cadernos de saude publica [Cad Saude Publica] 2012 Jan; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 104-14. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The study aimed to measure use of medication and polypharmacy among the elderly in Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and to compare socio-demographic, economic, and health characteristics in relation to area of residence (urban versus rural) in a random sample of 811 persons 60 year of age or older. Interviews were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, chronic illnesses, and self-reported use of medications. The association between area of residence and medication or polypharmacy was adjusted for confounders using Poisson regression with robust variance. Prevalence rates for use of medication and polypharmacy were higher among older persons living in the urban area. Living in the urban area was positively and independently associated with use of medication (PR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.02-1.20) and polypharmacy (PR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.27-2.65) in this group of elderly in southern Brazil.
- Subjects :
- Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
Pharmaceutical Preparations administration & dosage
Polypharmacy
Rural Population statistics & numerical data
Urban Population statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 1678-4464
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cadernos de saude publica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22267070
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2012000100011