Condiciones biomédicas y funcionales en pacientes mayores con polifarmacia

Abstract

Aging concurs whit several pathologies an their despensations, these favor thre appearance of polypharmacy that generates complex situations in this age group. For this reason, an investigation was carried out, in the period from March 2017 to 2018, whit a qualitative, non experimental approach. Cross- selectional whit descriptive and observational scope, to adults over 70 year of age whit polypharmacy admitted to the gerontology and geriatrics service of  the Dr. Salvador Allende Hospital, Cerro, Havana. by means of it, the biomedical and funtional conditions were determined in elderly patients whit polypharmacy. The univerce was made up of 639 patients  over 70 years of age admitted to the service and the simple was made un of 398 polymedicated people at admission. It was characterized according to sex, age, coexistence, comorbidity and the relations ship whit functional capacity was established according to the Barthel index. The information was tabulated in percentage tables. It was found that the polypharmacy al admission was greater in female patients, aged 70 to 79 years, who lived with a family, with high comorbidity. In addition, it was determined that the polymedicated patients presented a moderate functional limitation for activities of daily living. It was concluded that older people with polypharmacy had conditions that were associated with their biomedical and funtional status.