TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of medication by the elderly in urban and rural areas in southern Brazil
T2 - A population-based study
AU - Dal Pizzol, Tatiane da Silva
AU - Pons, Emilia da Silva
AU - Hugo, Fernando Neves
AU - Bozzetti, Mary Clarisse
AU - de Sousa, Maria da Luz Rosário
AU - Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - The study aimed to measure use of medication and polypharmacy among the elderly in Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and to compare socio-demographic, economic, and health characteristics in relation to area of residence (urban versus rural) in a random sample of 811 persons 60 year of age or older. Interviews were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, chronic illnesses, and self-reported use of medications. The association between area of residence and medication or polypharmacy was adjusted for confounders using Poisson regression with robust variance. Prevalence rates for use of medication and polypharmacy were higher among older persons living in the urban area. Living in the urban area was positively and independently associated with use of medication (PR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.02-1.20) and polypharmacy (PR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.27-2.65) in this group of elderly in southern Brazil.
AB - The study aimed to measure use of medication and polypharmacy among the elderly in Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and to compare socio-demographic, economic, and health characteristics in relation to area of residence (urban versus rural) in a random sample of 811 persons 60 year of age or older. Interviews were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, chronic illnesses, and self-reported use of medications. The association between area of residence and medication or polypharmacy was adjusted for confounders using Poisson regression with robust variance. Prevalence rates for use of medication and polypharmacy were higher among older persons living in the urban area. Living in the urban area was positively and independently associated with use of medication (PR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.02-1.20) and polypharmacy (PR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.27-2.65) in this group of elderly in southern Brazil.
KW - Aged
KW - Drug utilization
KW - Health services accessibility
KW - Rural health
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U2 - 10.1590/s0102-311x2012000100011
DO - 10.1590/s0102-311x2012000100011
M3 - Article
C2 - 22267070
AN - SCOPUS:84856598513
SN - 0102-311X
VL - 28
SP - 104
EP - 114
JO - Cadernos de saude publica
JF - Cadernos de saude publica
IS - 1
ER -