Prevalence of Self-Medication and Associated Factors in an Elderly Population: A Systematic Review

Jerez-Roig, Javier; Medeiros, Lucas F. B.; Silva, Victor A. B.; Bezerra, Camila L. P. A. M.; Cavalcante, Leandro A. R.; Piuvezam, Grasiela; Souza, Dyego Leandro Bezerra de

doi:10.1007/s40266-014-0217-x

Cited by 117 publications

(110 citation statements)

References 39 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…9 In a study in Iran, the prevalence of self-medication was 83%. 11 Lower prevalence is reported in elderly from Brazil with 35.7% of the elderly reported self-medicating, 15 while in the Australian study 97% of the elderly reported using self-medication. 16 The high prevalence of self-medication in older adults could be due to several reasons.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…[8][9][10] A review of 28 articles on self-medication by elderly found the prevalence of selfmedication between 4 and 87% with majority reporting between 20% and 60%. 11 To our knowledge, only a few studies have been reported from India. 12 Hence, this cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and pattern of self-medication in elderly at a tertiary care hospital in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat state in India.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in elderly individuals

Parmar

Malhotra

Patel³

2015

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in elderly individuals

Parmar

Malhotra

Patel³

2015

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…These findings are in line with the reported symptoms (fever and general body or muscular pains) that are associated with these categories of medicines. Use of analgesics and/or antipyretics as the most frequent categories of drugs used for SM have been reported from studies that were conducted in Nigeria and Ethiopia [21,26,27] . In poor resource countries like Tanzania, it is expected patients to use antipyretics and analgesics for common illnesses like fever, headache and body pains; when used correctly, they are very effective.…”

Section: Short Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Level and Correlates of Self-medication among Adults in a Rural Setting of Mainland Tanzania

Kazaura¹

2017

pharmaceutical-sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the proportion of adults practicing selfmedication in a rural setting of Tanzania. Using a structured interview schedule, we interviewed adults (aged at least 18 years) living in two selected wards. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis. Among 474 study participants, 364 (76.8%) reported having experienced illnesses during the past three months before the survey. Among these, 236 (64.8%) reported having practiced self-medication. The main reported reason behind this practice was lack of money to consult a medical doctor. The major reported self-medication drugs include antipyretics 167 (58.2%), analgesics 162 (56.4%) and antimalarials 118 (41.1%). Use of antibiotics was reported by 51 (17.8%) participants. Self-medication was significantly associated with sex, education status and occupation of the respondent. Males had almost twice odds to practice self-medication as compared to females, Adjusted odds ratio was 1.9 (95% confidence interval, 1.1-3.4). Also, respondents with incomplete primary education had about four odds to practice self-medication than those without formal education. Although there were few participants reporting use of antibiotics, we recommend health educators to enhance understanding of benefits and possible risks associated with selfmedication. Also, we recommend a study to examine the attitudes associated with self-medication practices.

show abstract

“…Resistance to antibiotics would allow the infections that were thought to be treatable 15 years ago to emerge as main threats to public health again. 6 An important factor in self-medication, which has been widely emphasized in different studies, is selling drugs without the doctor's prescription. 7 This will result in the factors including increased drug consumption per capita, resistance to drugs, lack of optimum treatment, poisoning, unexpected consequences, etc.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of an educational intervention based on the model of health beliefs in self-medication of Iranian mothers

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective. This study sought to determine the effect of education based on the model of health beliefs in self-medication of women in Iran. Methods. Quasiexperimental study in a group of mothers (N = 90, 45 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group) users of health centers from the city of Fasa, province of Fars, southern Iran. Before and after the educational intervention (four training sessions in three months), a questionnaire was applied containing questions based on the model of health beliefs, on the components of knowledge, vulnerability, severity, benefits, and barriers perceived, and practices on self-medication. Results.Prior to the educational intervention, the level of knowledge, sensitivity, intensity, and benefits of selfmedication were equal in both groups; however, after the educational intervention, it was observed that the intervention group improved in all components of evaluation and diminished barriers perceived and self-treatment practices. Conclusion. The educational intervention based on the model of health beliefs was effective in reducing self-medication practices in the group of mothers. Hence, this type of training is recommended in health centers to diminish the frequency of this practice.

show abstract

Prevalence of Self-Medication and Associated Factors in an Elderly Population: A Systematic Review

Cited by 117 publications

References 39 publications

Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in elderly individuals

Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in elderly individuals

Level and Correlates of Self-medication among Adults in a Rural Setting of Mainland Tanzania

Effect of an educational intervention based on the model of health beliefs in self-medication of Iranian mothers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About