ECE2024 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (383 abstracts)
Polymedication in the elderly
Yesmine Jallouli 1 , Rym Ben Othman 2 , Syrine Trabelsi 3 , Yosra Ben Hmida 3 , Ramla Mizouri 3 , Olfa Berriche 3 , Henda Jamoussi 3 & Faten Mahjoub 3
1Tunis, dapartment A, tunis; 2Tunisia, dapartment A, tunis, Tunisia; 3National Institue Of Nutrition and food technology, dapartment A, tunis
Introduction: Polymedication is a major problem affecting an increasing number of patients, particularly the elderly which can be deleterious in terms of quality of life, morbidity and mortality.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of polymedication in elderly diabetic patients.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Institut National de Nutrition in 2023 in diabetic patients aged over 70. Polymedication was defined as taking more than five tablets per day.
Results: We enrolled 70 diabetic patients. The mean age of the population was 73±2.4 years, with females predominating (65.1%). Diabetes was poorly controlled in 73.77% of patients, with a mean glycated hemoglobin of 10.54%±2.16. Diabetes was complicated by retinopathy in 61% of cases. Comorbidities were dominated by hypertension and dyslipidemia in 84.1% and 85.7% of patients respectively. Polymedication concerned 64% of the study population. Statins were the most prescribed pharmaceutical class (78.2%), followed by antihypertensive drugs (69.7%), oral antidiabetics 51.2%)
Conclusion: Polymedication was common among elderly diabetic subjects. This may increase the risk of drug interactions and poor compliance.
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