%0 Journal Article
%T Polimedica£¿£¿o em doentes idosos: ades£¿o ¨¤ terap¨ºutica
%A Sousa
%A Salete
%A Pires
%A Ana
%A Concei£¿£¿o
%A Cl¨¢udia
%A Nascimento
%A Tania
%A Grenha
%A Ana
%A Braz
%A Luis
%J Revista Portuguesa de Cl¨ªnica Geral
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X introduction: in recent decades, the number of elderly people has increased significantly in western societies, resulting in a high prevalence of chronic diseases and, therefore, in increased polypharmacy. in addition, established therapies are frequently complex, many times leading to therapeutic incompliance, which comprises a frequent therapeutic-related problem that may prejudice the treatment outcome. objectives: to evaluate the levels of adherence to therapy in people over 60 years who evidence polypharmacy, identifying the factors affecting adherence levels. methodology: population-based, transversal and exploratory study, by questionnaire application. sample: 51 polymedicated individuals (minimum four prescribed medicines) from a daily center located in the city of olh£¿o, with minimum age of 60 years. diagnostic of, at least, one pathology treated since a minimum of six months. assessed variables: social-demographic data, administration difficulties and amount of medicines administered daily. results: the sample was composed of approximately 70% female and 30% male, with ages between 64 and 98 years (mean of 80 years). it was observed that all the individuals were adherent to therapy, although with different adherence levels, 94% of the whole sample being completely or very adherent to the therapy. amongst all the studied variables, it was found that only marital status and oblivion, as a problem associated to therapy administration, affected adherence levels. the results allowed concluding that, with high probability, the fact that the elderly people were at a daily centre, led to higher therapeutic adherence.
%K medication adherence
%K elderly
%K polypharmacy.
%U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0870-71032011000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en