Cost-related underuse of medications in older adults

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ID16780209
AuthorsAntônio Ignácio De Loyola Filho (0000-0002-7317-3477, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo (0000-0002-3264-9627, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Juliana Vaz De Melo Mambrini (0000-0002-0420-3062, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Sérgio William Viana Peixoto (0000-0001-9431-2280, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza-Júnior (0000-0002-8142-4790, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza Júnior, Fabiola Bof De Andrade (0000-0002-3467-3989, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa (0000-0002-3474-2980, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Francisco De Assis Acurcio (0000-0002-5880-5261, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2019
Volume52
IssueSuppl 2
Pages8s
Publication date2019-01-24
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000622
PMID30379284
OpenAlexW2892788950
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with cost-related underuse of medications in a nationally representative sample of Brazilians aged 50 years and over. METHODS: Among the 9,412 participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSIBrazil), 6,014 reported using at least one medication on regular basis and were included in the analysis. Underuse of medications was by stopping taking or reducing the number of tablets or the dose of any prescribed medication for financial reasons. The theoretical framework used for the selection of the exploratory variables included predisposing factors, enabling factors, and factors of need. Associations were tested by Poisson regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of underuse of medications was 10.6%. After adjustments for relevant covariables, positive and statistically significant associations (p

Depression (economics) · Environmental health · Poisson regression · Population · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Medicine · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy · Gerontology

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