This study is a two-part study of day-hospital patients and NPHS data. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly; to examine the relationships between selected variables and this outcome; to construct a model to identify higher risk individuals. Predetermined criteria were used to identify potentially inappropriate medication use. 11.1% ($\pm$10.3) of male and 23.1% ($\pm$10.2) of female day-hospital patients were classified with this outcome. Univariate LR identified five variables; multivariate LR identified five variables. 7.3% ($\pm$1.6) of Canadian elderly men and 7.1% ($\pm$1.3) of Canadian elderly women, taking at least one medication, were classified with this outcome. Univariate LR identified 14 variables; multiple LR identified five variables. Reducing the occurrence of potentially inappropriate medication use will lead to reduced drug-related morbidity, lower health care costs, and increased quality-of-life.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/8838 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Turcotte, Katherine Elizabeth. |
| Contributors | Walop, Wikke, |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 210 p. |
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