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KMID : 0388320080150020195
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2008 Volume.15 No. 2 p.195 ~ p.205
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Drug Use in the Elderly
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Park Mi-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to identify drug use by elders.
Method: There were 304 participants age 65 or older included in this study. Data were collected using a questionnaire about drug use in the past 4 weeks. The questionnaire, a modification of Uhm’s (2005), Lee’s (2001), and Ellor and Kurz’s (1982) tools, consisted of 17 questions on general and health characteristics, 17 on drug usage and 9 on behaviors related to drug misuse.
Results: 85.5% of participants reported laking at least one type of prescription or non-prescription drug. 26.0% of participants reported taking only prescription drugs, 3.9% reported taking only non-prescription drugs, and 55.6% reported taking both prescription and non-prescription drugs. 17.1% of participants reported side effects from the drugs. The mean score for behaviors related to drug misuse was 7.53. Elders taking only non-prescription drugs showed more drug misuse than elders taking only prescription drugs or both. Women used more prescription, non-prescription drugs or both than man. Elders in rural areas used more non-prescription drugs than those in urban areas.
Conclusion: Even though pharmacies were separated from medical practices in 2000, most older adults continue to use and misuse prescription and non-prescription drugs.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Prescription drug, Drugs non-proscription
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