Index of complexity of the dependent elderly pharmacotherapy self-care in primary attention

• Author(s): Lisboa,Janicéli Rosa ; Alvarenga,Márcia Regina Martins ; Renovato,Rogério Dias
• Date: 2013
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Health of the elderly, pharmaceutical services, nursing care, primary health care, aged.
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

INTRODUCTION: With increasing aging population grows the number of elderly people with chronic diseases which generally are in slow development and long term which often influence the functional capacity and mental of the elderly, causing them taking multiple medications per day. So, this work aimed to study the index of complexity of the dependent elderly pharmacotherapy self-care.
METHODOLOGY: transversal study, developed in Dourados (MS), with elderly registered in the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Questionnaire administered for the sociodemographic data, the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for evaluation of dependence to the self-care and the Index of Complexity of Pharmacotherapy (ICP).
RESULTS: were interviewed 302 aged from 29 FHS and identified 38 (12,6%) aged with some dependence degree. The locomotion was the most compromised dimension. The average use of medicines per day by the dependent aged was 4,1 being the maximum 10 different medicines by day. The Index of Complexity of Pharmacotherapy (ICP) among the 302 aged was obtained an average of 8.5. Analyzing the 38 aged with any dependence degree observed that the average of ICP rose to 10.3.
CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the dependent aged to the self-care have a pharmacologic scheme more complex and this evidence the nurse role as the attendance of these aged patients, as well as the orientation and the teamwork with other professionals of the team to the health education.