2020
DOI: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2019.5409
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Relationship Between Frailty and Medicine Use and Polypharmacy in People Over Sixty-five Years of Age

Abstract: ÖzAmaç: Kırılganlık son yıllarda gittikçe önem kazanan bir durumdur. Çalışmamızda 65 yaş üzeri kişilerde kırılganlık ile ilaç kullanımı ve polifarmasi arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Yöntemler: Çalışmaya aile hekimliği polikliniklerine başvuran 65 yaş üstü kişiler dahil edildi. Çalışmamızda Tilburg kırılganlık ölçeği, kalk ve yürü testi ve yürüme hızı testi kullanıldı. Çok değişkenli doğrusal ve lojistik regresyon modeli uygulandı. Bulgular:Beş ve üzerinde ilaç kullananlar (polifarmasi), katılım… Show more

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“…Furthermore, it should not be ignored that polypharmacy can increase frailty and frailty can increase polypharmacy. 22 Therefore, reducing polypharmacy could be an effective strategy for the prevention or management of this condition.…”
Section: Tablementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, it should not be ignored that polypharmacy can increase frailty and frailty can increase polypharmacy. 22 Therefore, reducing polypharmacy could be an effective strategy for the prevention or management of this condition.…”
Section: Tablementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Aging is a process with chronological, physiological, psychological and social changes and losses (Soyuer, 2008;Beger and Yavuzer, 2012). The WHO defines aging as a decrease in the ability to adapt to environmental factors (Arslan et al, 2020). The world population is aging as a result of prolonged life expectancy and decreased fertility.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%