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Ability assessment of the elders to manage their own medication: a first step for the empowerment of the geriatric population

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dc.contributor.authorAdvinha, Ana M.
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Carla
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Manuel J.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Martins, Sofia
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-09T17:18:52Z
dc.date.available2022-11-09T17:18:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAbout 45% of older people are unable to take their medicines as prescribed. Adherence represents a complex behavior that involves both the intention and the ability to take medication. In this way, it is important to distinguish the intention to take medicine and the ability to do so. The daily consumption of medication is a methodical process, marked by routine and that can be affected by several systematic errors associated, not only due to ignorance and illiteracy, but also to its gradual loss of functional ability (physical, cognitive, and sensorial), in order to manage medication. Decreased cognitive skills, visual acuity, and manual dexterity have a significant impact on non-adherence (non-intentional), which may lead to health problems as a result of the absence or incorrect medication administration. This study presented as its main objective to assess the functional ability of community-dwelling elderly to manage their own medication, with recourse to specific tools, validated and adapted to Portugal.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAdvinha AM, Nunes C, Lopes MJ, Oliveira-Martins S. Ability assessment of the elders to manage their own medication: a first step for the empowerment of the geriatric population. In: Handbook of research on health systems and organizations for an aging society. 2020. p. 128-51.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-5225-9818-3.ch010pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn9781522598183
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15086
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/238276pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPharmacologypt_PT
dc.subjectMedication adherencept_PT
dc.subjectElderlypt_PT
dc.titleAbility assessment of the elders to manage their own medication: a first step for the empowerment of the geriatric populationpt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage151pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage128pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typebookPartpt_PT

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