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Factors associated with the identification of drug therapy problems among older patients in Primary Health Care

2022; Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein; Volume: 20; Linguagem: Inglês

10.31744/einstein_journal/2022ao6544

ISSN

2317-6385

Autores

Bianca Menezes Dias, Djenane Ramalho de Oliveira, Bruna Damázio Santos, Carina de Morais Neves, Grazielli Cristina Batista de Oliveira, Daniela Álvares Machado Silva, Yone de Almeida Nascimento, Annaline Stiegert Cid, Gabriela Oliveira Buzelin, Sabrina Gonçalves Ferreira, Kirla Barbosa Detoni, Mariana Martins Gonzaga do Nascimento,

Tópico(s)

Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Resumo

Objective To determine the frequency of drug therapy problems among older adults in Primary Health Care, and to analyze the factors associated with their identification in the initial patient assessment, carried out by pharmacists offering medication therapy management services. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted with data from 758 older adults followed up in medication therapy management services in Primary Health Care in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Betim, and Lagoa Santa (MG, Brazil). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed [...]

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