Medical students’ knowledge about inappropriate medicines for elderly
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https://doi.org/10.15448/2357-9641.2020.1.34163Keywords:
geriatrics, aged, iatrogenic disease, drug utilization, drug therapy education, medical.Abstract
Aims: Verify and describe the knowledge of medical students about inappropriate medicines for the elderly according to the Beers Criteria.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with questionnaires applied to 102 students enrolled from the 9th to the 11th semester of medical course of the Universidade Luterana do Brasil - Canoas. Sought information referring at the academic knowledge about inappropriate medications for frail elderly or over 80 years of age, based on the classification of the Beers Criteria.
Results: 84.3% of the students surveyed said they have knowledge about inappropriate medication for elderly, however the total percentage of questionnaires with correct answers was 20.2%. The greatest number of correct answers was related to security level of Diazepam (49%) and the lowest percentage of correct answers was about Fluoxetine, with only 4,9% of correct answers. The higher percentage of answers “I don’t know” were Oxybutynin (48%) and Cyclobenzaprine (37,3%). The interviewees who said they didn’t know the theme and male individuals showed significantly greater knowledge with p=0,001.
Conclusion: The majority of surveyed affirmed that they had knowledge about the theme, but the frequency of hits was low. The improvement of medical education, aiming increased quality in prescribing and rational use of medicines, is necessary to minimize the iatrogenic in elderly patients.
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