Prevalência e fatores associados à polifarmácia em idosos residentes em Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil: estudo transversal de base populacional, 2014

Gustavo Rodrigues de Rezende; Thatiana Lameira Maciel Amaral; Cledir de Araújo Amaral; Maurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos; Gina Torres Rego Monteiro

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Prevalence of polypharmacy and associated factors in elderly living in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil: cross-sectional population-based study, 2014

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Gustavo Rodrigues de Rezende Universidade Federal da Bahia
Thatiana Lameira Maciel Amaral Universidade Federal do Acre https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9197-5633
Cledir de Araújo Amaral Instituto Federal do Acre
Maurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1658-2589
Gina Torres Rego Monteiro Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000200013

Keywords:

Polypharmacy, Elderly, Prevalence, Drug Utilization, Cross-sectional Studies

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy in
elderly people living in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, in 2014. Methods: Cross-sectional
population-based study, verification by complex sampling, with elderly people.
Polypharmacy was defined as the concomitant use of five or more drugs. Results: The
prevalence of polypharmacy was 14.9% (95%IC 11,8;18,6), positively associated with
females (OR=2.29 – 95%CI 1.41;3.74), white skin color (OR=1.61 – 95%CI 1.10;2.38),
dependence (OR=1.65 – 95%CI 1.05;2.60), change in eating habits/diet use (OR=1.66 –
95%CI 1,16;2.36), hospitalization in the last 12 months (OR=1.61 – 95%CI 1.02;2.53)
and presence of the following self-reported morbidities: systemic arterial hypertension
(OR=2.40 – 95%CI 1.33;4.34), diabetes mellitus (OR=2.17 – 95%CI 1.23;3.84),
osteoporosis (OR=2.92 – 95%CI 1.84;4.64) and problems (OR=2.94 – 95%CI
1.90;4.56). Conclusion: The polypharmacy in the elderly found in this study was
associated with demographic and health conditions.

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02/11/2021

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Rezende, G. R. de, Amaral, T. L. M., Amaral, C. de A., Vasconcellos, M. T. L. de, & Monteiro, G. T. R. (2021). Prevalence of polypharmacy and associated factors in elderly living in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil: cross-sectional population-based study, 2014. In SciELO Preprints. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000200013