Polypharmacy in elderly women after myocardial infarction.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Patricia B. Crane, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The aims of the study were to: (a) examine the number, absolute volume, and type of daily medications older women were taking 6 to 12 months post-myocardial infarction (MI); (b) describe the financial burden of cardiac medications; and (c) examine the relationship of age, education, and income to the number of medications. An analysis of a cross-sectional descriptive study of women >65 years of age who were post-MI was used. Most (89%; N = 83) were taking at least one cardiac medication, costs per day varied ($0.13–$6.75), and total number of pills taken per day was 1 to 19. Age, education, and income did not explain the number of medications. Consideration of the financial burden of medications is important to increase compliance and foster secondary prevention in older women.
Polypharmacy in elderly women after myocardial infarction.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
- Keywords
- polypharmacy, older women, myocardial infarction, nursing, women, aging, post-myocardial infection medications