Medication adherence in Elderly during COVID-19 pandemic: what role can the emergency department play?

The Pan African Medical Journal

Nourelhouda Nouira¹  Wiem Demni¹  Wided Bahria¹  Maamoun Ben Cheikh¹  Dhekra Hamdi¹  Amira Lahouegue¹ 

[1] Mongi Slim Academic Hospital, Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia;

关键词: elderly;    medication;    adherence;    covid-19;    emergency;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2021.38.220.26555

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Elderly frequently present a poly-pathology recurring polypharmacy. Therefore, strict medication adherence is essential to avoid poor health outcomes especially during health crises like the current COVID-19 pandemic. The aims of our study were to identify the predictors of medication non-adherence in elderly and to expose the role of the emergency department (ED) to improve the therapeutic adherence during COVID-19 pandemic.

【 授权许可】

Unknown