关键词:

老年人, 多重用药, 用药行为, 用药知识

Abstract:

Objective:To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of the knowledge and behavior regarding medication among the community-dwelling elderly with polypharmacy, so as to provide scientific basis for improving medication service to the elderly. Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate the knowledge and behavior regarding medication among the community-dwelling elderly with polypharmacy. A total of 431 community-dwelling elderly people were included in the study. The t-test and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the results. Results:The average daily medication type was 6.50±1.65.The average score of knowledge regarding medication was 38.60±15.19, and less knowledge of medication time, medication management were showed.The average score of behavior regarding medication was 33.51±10.10, and the poor behaviors of taking correct types of medicine, managing medicine, taking medicine on time according to the doctor’s advice were showed. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that income, medical insurance, education level and male were the protective factors of the knowledge regarding medication among community-dwelling elderly people (P<0.05),while age was risk factor for the knowledge regarding medication(P<0.05). Knowledge regarding medication decreased with age.Female was risk factor for the behavior regarding medication in the eldly（P＜0.05）.Conclusion:The current situation of the knowledge and behavior regarding medication among the community-dwelling elderly with polypharmacy was not optimistic.We should pay more attention to female, low-income and the elderly without medical insurance during providing medication service.

Key words:

Elderly, Polypharmacy, Medication behavior, Medication knowledge