Evaluation of prescription understanding by elderly attended by Unified Health System, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Delwing, Mayara Becker
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Daniela de Oliveira, Engroff, Paula, Ely, Luísa Scheer, Máximo, Bruna Ferreira, Morrone, Fernanda Bueno
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: PAJAR - Pan American Journal of Aging Research
• Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/pajar/article/view/28029
• topic: aged; medication adherence; Unified Health System.; idoso; adesão à medicação; Sistema Único de Saúde.

Aims: This article aimed to evaluate the use of drugs and to correlate the understanding of the prescription with the elderly lipid profile and bloodpressure. Methods: It was an observational, cross-sectional, quantitative study, which evaluated 97 records of the elderly outpatient from Single HealthSystem of the Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology (IGG) and the University Extension Center (UEC) Villa Fatima, Porto Alegre/RS from 2008 to 2009.Results: The results revealed that the lack of understanding might be related to the progression of age of the population. The prescription understanding ofthe patients attending the IGG was higher when compared to the elderly who attended the UEC (p<0.05). The parameters of blood pressure and dyslipidemiaare not directly correlated to the understanding of the prescription. Conclusions: Thus, it is necessary to work towardsfollowing of pharmacotherapyfrom elderly patients to improve therapy adhesion in this population.