FREQUENCY OF POLYPHARMACY AND RISK FACTORS IN THE ELDERLYIN BURDUR

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ÖNAL Ö., Durukan E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.21, no.4, pp.550-556, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 21 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2018
• Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2018.61
• Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.550-556
• Keywords: Polypharmacy, Aged, Chronic disease, MEDICATION USE, OLDER-ADULTS, NUTRITIONAL-STATUS, POPULATION
• Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Polypharmacy is common among the elderly. This study aimed to determine the frequency of polypharmacy and the risk factors in the elderly.