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The Use of START/STOPP Criteria for Elderly Patients in Primary Care
- Source :
- The Scientific World Journal, The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2013 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2013.
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Abstract
- Aim. Our aim was to detect older patients who were prescribed inappropriate drugs according to START/STOPP criteria in primary care. Materials and Method. Patients aged over 65, admitted to health center no. 5 in Afyon, were included. The files of the subjects were surveyed retrospectively for the final one year in the digital environment, using the Family Medicine Information System. The files surveyed allowed us to list the drugs they used in the past year and to detect inappropriate drug use. Results. The number of patients that took part in this study was 325 (average age: years). We found that, among these participants, 48 patients (14.8%) were using drugs inappropriately according to STOPP criteria. Conclusion. Further focus on avoiding inappropriate drug use will allow clinicians and other health professionals to reduce side effects and other complications. In patients aged over 65, there is a need to attach particular importance to inappropriate drug use, drug interactions, and avoidance of side effects.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Article Subject
Turkey
Stopp criteria
lcsh:Medicine
Inappropriate Prescribing
Primary care
lcsh:Technology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Drug Utilization Review
Older patients
Risk Factors
Humans
Medicine
In patient
lcsh:Science
Aged
General Environmental Science
Aged, 80 and over
Primary Health Care
Health professionals
lcsh:T
business.industry
lcsh:R
General Medicine
Prescriptions
lcsh:Q
Female
business
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1537744X
- Volume :
- 2013
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Scientific World Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....91b120da5dc2e5e6c37413a203541bac