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| Prevalence of medication-related risk factors among retirement village residents: a cross-sectional survey | | Author(s) | Cik Yin Lee, Johnson George, Rohan A Elliott |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 39, no 5, September 2010 |
| Pages | pp 581-587 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org http://www.bgs.org.uk doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq079 |
| Annotation | To identify medication use issues and risk factors for medication-related problems among retirement village residents and to evaluate the uptake of government-subsidised Home Medicines Review (HMR) services in this population. A cross-sectional, mail survey was undertaken in a retirement villages in Victoria, Australia. Members of the Residents of Retirement Villages of Victoria residing in retirement villages (2,116, aged 54-100 years). A questionnaire was developed incorporating validated scales and items to measure medication risk, medication adherence, co-morbidity, disability, information on medication use, health and the uptake of HMR services. Questionnaires were mailed to participants for self-completion and returned using reply-paid envelopes. Results found of the 2,116 respondents (70.7% response rate), 2,006 (94.8%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 93.9-95.7%) reported using prescribed medications. Three or more health conditions were present in 993 (46.9%; 95% CI 44.8-49.0%) respondents. Five or more regular medications were used by 988 (46.7%; 95% CI 44.6-48.8%) respondents. Twelve or more tablets/capsules per day were used by 229 (10.8%; 95% CI 9.5-12.1%) respondents. The use of narrow therapeutic index medications was reported by 264 (12.5%; 95% CI 11.1-13.9%) respondents. Changes to medication regimens in the previous 3 months were reported by 356 (16.8%; 95% CI 15.2-18.4%) respondents. One or more medication-related risk factors were seen in 1,374 (64.9%; 95% CI 62.9-66.9%) respondents. Of these at-risk residents, 76 (5.5%; 95% CI 4.5-6.5%) reported receiving an HMR in the previous 12 months, who were older (P < 0.001), were using more medicines (P < 0.001) and had greater disability (P = 0.002). Reasons for the low uptake of medication reviews in retirement village residents despite the high prevalence of medication risk require further investigation. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101019208 A |
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