A POPULATION-BASED STUDY: THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DRUG USE IN THE ELDERLY ACCORDING TO BEERS CRITERIA


Cibik B., ŞAHİN E. M., KILINCARSLAN M. G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.1-15, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2018137962
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-15
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Potentially inappropriate medication list, Drug interactions, Drug-related side effects and adverse reactions, Chronic disease, Inappropriate prescribing, Turkey, POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION, EXPLICIT CRITERIA, OLDER-ADULTS, COMMUNITY, PEOPLE
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The elderly population has the highest rates of drug use and is more sensitive to drug effects. Inappropriate drug use can cause unwanted effects in such a population. We aimed to evaluate inappropriate drug use in the elderly population according to Beers criteria.