Pharmacist intervention on adherence to therapy in the elderly

• In: Posters
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Poster
• By: CARAMONA, Margarida (Faculty of Pharmacy, Coimbra University, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Care, Coimbra, Portugal)
• Co-author(s): Mosca, C. (Center for Pharmaceutical Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
  Castel-Branco, M.M. (1Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbr, Coimbra, Portugal)
  Fernandez-Llimós, F. (Department of Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
  Figueiredo, I.V. (Center for Pharmaceutical Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background
  : Non-adherence to therapy contributes to the increase in hospitalizations, admissions to nursing homes, decreased quality of life and consequent increased morbimortality in the elderly.
  Aim:
  To assess whether pharmacist intervention contributes to the adherence to medical prescription by elderly patients.
  Methods:
  Prospective study with
  
  
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