Open AccessPrevalence and Factors that Influence Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Thai Elderly in Primary Care Settings
Author(s) -
Pasitpon Vatcharavongvan,
Vanida Prasert,
Chanuttha Ploylearmsang,
Viwat Puttawanchai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian geriatrics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1925-8348
DOI - 10.5770/cgj.24.516
Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , medical prescription , logistic regression , lorazepam , beers criteria , primary care , cross sectional study , pediatrics , emergency medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , pathology , pharmacology
Older age increases the likelihood of chronic diseases and polypharmacy with the likelihood of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in secondary and tertiary care levels, but in the primary care settings of Thailand there still is a need for more evidence. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of PIM in primary care settings, and to identify factors that influence the use of PIM.