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Factors associated with high medication regimen complexity in primary care older adults in Brazil.

Laís Lessa Neiva PantuzzaMaria das Graças Braga CeccatoEdna Afonso ReisMicheline Rosa SilveiraCelline Cardoso Almeida-BrasilThiago Augusto AlmeidaIsabela Vaz Leite PintoAdriano Max Moreira Reis
Published in: European geriatric medicine (2019)
Older people in primary care with diabetes and respiratory disease were most likely to have complex medication regimens. Dosing frequency and additional instructions were medication regime complexity index components that most contributed to the high complexity in medication regime of older adults.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • adverse drug
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • emergency department
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome