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KMID : 0379319990240010035
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1999 Volume.24 No. 1 p.35 ~ p.47
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Related Factors with Medication Task Ability in Rural Elderly
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Lee Moo-Sik
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Abstract
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Medication non-compliance among the elderly results in medical problems and substantial cost to the health care system. This study investigate predicted variable related to the medication task ability among elderly. This study was done in the selected 4 villages in Kimchun County of Kyungbuk Province from July to August, 1996. The subject was the resident that 202 adults above 60 years of age. The questionnaire of interview included medication task ability, socio-demographic data, COOP/WONCA chart, family ABGAR score, BDI(Beck depression inventory), ADL(activities of daily living), IADL(instrumental activities of daily living), and MMSE-K (minimental state examination-Korean version). The results were as followed: 1. Approximately 49% of study population was taking drug medication currently. We found that 93% of study population was successful at the medication task all alone, 6% was failure at the medication task all alone, so need help partly or completely. 2. Significant variables between group of medication task ability were age, educational attainment, IADL, and MMSE-K in univariate analysis. And significant correlated variables wlth medication task ability were ADL, IADL, MMSE-K, and BDI in correlation analysis. 3. Major predictors to medication task ability on multiple logistic regression were IADL and sex finally. Findings suggest that IADL is related to medication task ability than other test clattery of health status, so IADL could be used to necessary for medication management and add information to conventional methods of assessing mental status.
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KEYWORD
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Medication task ability, Non-compliance, Elderly
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