Continuities and discontinuities in pharmaceutical treatment and medication use among older chronically ill patients of Turkish descent in Germany
A qualitative structuring content analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22071006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin (0000-0002-2045-1998, Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin, corresponding author), Rona Bird (Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin), Sema Aslan (0000-0001-9796-7311, Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin), Yagmur Kul (Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin), Özge Azman (0000-0002-5577-3700, Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin), Volkan Aykaç (0000-0002-2056-2903, Evangelische Hochschule Berlin), Beate Klammt (Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin), Meryem Aslan (Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin), Ilknur Özer-Erdoğdu (Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 1358820-1358820 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1358820 |
| PMID | 39211901 |
| OpenAlex | W4401571836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Background: Polypharmacy occurs frequently among older adults and is associated with an increased risk of falls and medication-related adverse events. In particular, people with a history of migration may receive inappropriate medication due to language barriers or discrimination in healthcare. This study aims to assess the continuities, discontinuities and barriers to drug therapy in older migrants of Turkish descent in Berlin, Germany. Methods: Eleven problem-centered qualitative interviews with chronically ill older persons of Turkish descent and family caregivers were conducted and analyzed qualitatively by means of structuring content analysis. Results: The chronically ill participants of Turkish descent predominantly take more than 5 types of medication per day and aim to take them regularly. Discontinuities emerge when medication is forgotten or intentionally omitted due to side effects. Frequent changes in medication and physicians' lack of time are relevant barriers to drug treatment plans. To avoid language barriers and disinterest on the part of professionals, respondents prefer Turkish-speaking physicians
Family medicine · Intensive care medicine · Polypharmacy · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Turkish · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |