This work was financially supported by the project APIMedOlder (PTDC/MED-FAR/31598/2017), funded by FEDER, through COMPETE2020—Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031598) and by national funds (OE), through FCT/MCTES. The participation of Ana I Plácido in this work was funded by the Grant CENTRO-04-3559-FSE-000162, financed by the Operational Programme from the budget ...
Polypharmacy in older adults is frequently associated with incorrect management of medicines, which causes drug-related problems and, subsequently, poor health outcomes. Understanding why older adults incorrectly manage their medicines is fundamental to health outcomes, however, it is an issue that remains poorly explored. The aim of this study is to examine older people's perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and c...
Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar Problemas Relacionados com Medicamentos (PRM) identificados por farmacêuticos em doentes idosos institucionalizados, através de uma revisão da literatura. Para a elaboração deste estudo foi efetuada uma pesquisa na base de dados MEDLINE-PubMed. Foram selecionados todos os estudos publicados entre 1 de janeiro de 2000 e 31 de dezembro de 2017 que apresentassem resultados de...