Open AccessLyfjanotkun eldri Íslendinga sem búa heima. Lýðgrunduð rannsókn í dreifbýli og þéttbýli
Author(s) -
Árún K. Sigurðardóttir,
Solveig A. Arnadottir,
Elín Díanna Gunnarsdóttir
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
læknablaðið
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1670-4959
pISSN - 0023-7213
DOI - 10.17992/lbl.2011.12.401
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medical diagnosis , medicine , odds , odds ratio , family medicine , population , cross sectional study , rural area , gerontology , demography , environmental health , logistic regression , pathology , sociology
To describe medication use among older community-dwelling Icelanders by collecting information on number of medicine, polypharmacy (>5 medications), and medications by ATC categories. Moreover, to explore the relationship between medication use and various influential factors emphasizing residency in urban and rural areas.