title: [Use of potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a population-based survey].
abstract: The study evaluated the use of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, according to the Beers 2012 and STOPP criteria, as well as factors associated with this use. This was a cross-sectional study of 621 community-dwelling elderly using home interviews. The explanatory variables were gender, age, education, self-rated health, restriction of activities in the previous 15 days, functional capacity, history of hospital admission, number of self-reported diseases, and polypharmacy. Multivariate Poisson regression was used. There was a high prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications according to the Beers 2012 and STOPP criteria: 43.8% (95%CI: 37.8%-47.8%) and 44.8% (95%CI: 40.9%-48.8%), respectively. Female gender and polypharmacy remained independently associated with use of potentially inappropriate medications according to the Beers criteria. As for the STOPP criteria, the variables independently associated with use of potentially inappropriate medications were female gender, fair self-rated health, and polypharmacy. Efforts are needed to upgrade polypharmacy in Brazilian elders.
authors: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors: Gabriela Aires
authors: GA
authors: Martins
authors: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors: Francisco de Assis
authors: Fde A
authors: Acurcio
authors: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brasil.
authors: Sylvia do Carmo Castro
authors: Sdo C
authors: Franceschini
authors: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brasil.
authors: Silvia Eloiza
authors: SE
authors: Priore
authors: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brasil.
authors: Andréia Queiroz
authors: AQ
authors: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019338:Polypharmacy; D000067561:Potentially Inappropriate Medication List; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires