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Factors associated with refraining from buying prescribed medications among older people in Europe

2013; Wiley; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/ajag.12075

1741-6612

Mindaugas Stankūnas, Joaquim F. Soares, Eija Viitasara, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, Örjan Sundin, Francisco Torres-Gonzales, Aurima Stankūnienė, Mark Avery, Elisabeth Ioannidi‐Kapolou, Henrique Barros, Jutta Lindert,

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Australasian Journal on AgeingVolume 33, Issue 4 p. E25-E30 Research Article Factors associated with refraining from buying prescribed medications among older people in Europe Mindaugas Stankunas, Corresponding Author Mindaugas Stankunas School of Public Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Department of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaCorrespondence to: Dr Mindaugas Stankunas, School of Public Health, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University. Email: mindstan@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorJoaquim FJ Soares, Joaquim FJ Soares Department of Public Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorEija Viitasara, Eija Viitasara Department of Public Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorMaria Gabriella Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre Scientific Technological Area, Socio Economic Research Centre, Italian National Institute of Health and Science on Aging (INRCA), Ancona, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorÖrjan Sundin, Örjan Sundin Department of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorFrancisco Torres-Gonzales, Francisco Torres-Gonzales Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), University of Granada, Granada, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorAurima Stankuniene, Aurima Stankuniene Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Social Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaSearch for more papers by this authorMark Avery, Mark Avery School of Public Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorElisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou Department of Sociology, National School of Public Health, Athens, GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorHenrique Barros, Henrique Barros Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorJutta Lindert, Jutta Lindert Department of Public Health, Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigsburg Department of Medical Sociology and Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this author Mindaugas Stankunas, Corresponding Author Mindaugas Stankunas School of Public Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Department of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaCorrespondence to: Dr Mindaugas Stankunas, School of Public Health, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University. Email: mindstan@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorJoaquim FJ Soares, Joaquim FJ Soares Department of Public Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorEija Viitasara, Eija Viitasara Department of Public Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorMaria Gabriella Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre Scientific Technological Area, Socio Economic Research Centre, Italian National Institute of Health and Science on Aging (INRCA), Ancona, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorÖrjan Sundin, Örjan Sundin Department of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorFrancisco Torres-Gonzales, Francisco Torres-Gonzales Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), University of Granada, Granada, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorAurima Stankuniene, Aurima Stankuniene Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Social Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaSearch for more papers by this authorMark Avery, Mark Avery School of Public Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorElisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou Department of Sociology, National School of Public Health, Athens, GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorHenrique Barros, Henrique Barros Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalSearch for more papers by this authorJutta Lindert, Jutta Lindert Department of Public Health, Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigsburg Department of Medical Sociology and Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 September 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12075Citations: 4Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Aim To evaluate the associations between refraining from buying prescribed medications and selected factors among older persons. Methods A total of 4467 people aged 60–84 years from seven European countries answered a questionnaire (response rate 45.2%). Refraining from buying prescribed medications was measured with the question: 'Have you ever refrained from buying prescribed medication and care?' Results About 11.9% of older people refrained from buying prescribed medications. The multiple regression analysis showed that ages 60–64 (odds ratio (OR) = 2.08; 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 1.38–3.13) and 65–69 (OR = 1.73; 95%CI: 1.16–2.57) years, experience of financial strain (OR = 1.59; 95%CI: 1.27–2.01), as well as exposure to abuse (OR = 1.64; 95%CI: 1.31–2.06) when taking into account country of participant were independently associated with refraining from buying medications, while an opposite association was observed for being male (OR = 0.72; 95%CI: 0.58–0.91). Conclusions The study found that refraining from buying prescription medications is a problem among older people and identified a number of factors associated with this. Citing Literature Volume33, Issue4December 2014Pages E25-E30 RelatedInformation