Multimorbidity, Cardiovascular Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
multimorbidity, self-medication, drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, prescription drugs, adherence, inappropriate prescribing
Brief summary
This is a cross-sectional study based on an outpatient registry. All medical therapy will be registered in order to assess inappropriate prescribing's, in accordance with the criteria PROMPT and BEERS, also in accordance with the officially approved instructions for the use of this medicinal product.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
BU Respublikanski Kardiologicheski Dispanser Minzdrava Chuvashii, Cheboksary
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age \> 50 years old, multimorbidity, signed Patients' Informed Consent
Exclusion criteria
* Age \< 50 years, presence of mental illnesses, oncological diseases detected less than 5 years ago, acute cardiovascular pathology within 6 months prior to inclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| frequency of inappropriate drug prescriptions | Assessed at baseline | Рrescribing medications in an inadequate dose, with the wrong frequency, and the wrong duration of treatment, failure to prescribe a potentially effective drug in the presence of clinical indications, self-medication was considered irrational treatment and was assessed as the end point. It also includes prescribing medications that are likely to have a negative effect on the course of concomitant pathology, as well as drug interactions, in accordance with the criteria PROMPT and BEERS. |
Countries
Russia
Outcome results
None listed