[Comprehension of therapeutic medication by the elderly].
It is about a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study with the objective of investigating the difficulties faced by the elderly regarding therapeutic medicaments. The sampling unit: elderly of both sexes, integrated into the area of the Health Unit totaling 45 subjects. The results have demonstrated that the most utilized medicaments were the antihypertensive ones. The reasons that interfere with adhesion to the treatment: the use of several medications concomitantly by 15 elderly; 5 out of them have not understood the medical prescription. The drawn conclusion is that the elderly consume several medications and present understanding difficulties, resulting in nonagreement with the imposed treatment and possible damages to their health.
Aluna do Curso de Mestrado em Enfermagem do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná. reginablanski@hotmail.com
Clóris Regina Klas
CR
Blanski
Maria Helena
MH
Lenardt
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil; D002908:Chronic Disease; D032882:Comprehension; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000145:classification; D012646:Self Administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations