Medication usage change in older people (65+) in England over 20 years: findings from CFAS I and CFAS II.

ABSTRACT:

Background

medical practice has changed over the last decades reflecting the ageing population, when multi-morbidity requiring multiple medications is more common.

Objective

describe and quantify self-reported medicine use including both prescription and over the counter medicines in two comparable population-based studies of older people (65+) in England and to assess the nature and scale of polypharmacy.

Methods

data used were from two separate population-based studies; the Cognitive Function Ageing Study I and II. Descriptive analyses were performed to summarise and quantify general medicine use. Negative binomial regression models were fitted to determine factors associated with the number of medicines used.

Results

medication use, including both prescribed

SUBMITTER: Gao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037294 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature