Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults
Joint Authors
Movassaghi, Masoud
Bazargan, Mohsen
Smith, James
Yazdanshenas, Hamed
Salehe Mortazavi, Seyede
Orum, Gail
Martins, David
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Abstract EN
The purpose of the present study was to examine correlates of polypharmacy among underserved community-dwelling older African American adults.
Methods.
This study recruited 400 underserved older African Americans adults living in South Los Angeles.
The structured face-to-face interviews collected data on participants’ characteristics and elicited data pertaining to the type, frequency, dosage, and indications of all medications used by participants.
Results.
Seventy-five and thirty percent of participants take at least five and ten medications per day, respectively.
Thirty-eight percent of participants received prescription medications from at least three providers.
Inappropriate drug use occurred among seventy percent of the participants.
Multivariate analysis showed that number of providers was the strongest correlate of polypharmacy.
Moreover, data show that gender, comorbidity, and potentially inappropriate medication use are other major correlates of polypharmacy.
Conclusions.
This study shows a high rate of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use among underserved older African American adults.
We documented strong associations between polypharmacy and use of potentially inappropriate medications, comorbidities, and having multiple providers.
Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications may be attributed to poor coordination and management of medications among providers and pharmacists.
There is an urgent need to develop innovative and effective strategies to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication in underserved elderly minority populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bazargan, Mohsen& Smith, James& Movassaghi, Masoud& Martins, David& Yazdanshenas, Hamed& Salehe Mortazavi, Seyede…[et al.]. 2017. Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bazargan, Mohsen…[et al.]. Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults. Journal of Aging Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bazargan, Mohsen& Smith, James& Movassaghi, Masoud& Martins, David& Yazdanshenas, Hamed& Salehe Mortazavi, Seyede…[et al.]. Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults. Journal of Aging Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170418
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1170418