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<journal-id>1028-4818</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Multimed]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Multimed]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-4818</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1028-48182021000200006</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de la polifarmacia en adultos mayores de un consultorio médico urbano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of polypharmacy in older adults consulted in an urban medical office]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Caracterização da polifarmácia em idosos em um escritorio médico urbano]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Roca García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Iliana Cristina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Guevara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kenia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Ginarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Marín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daiana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Rosario]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma Policlínico Jimmy Hirzel ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bayamo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Sectorial Provincial de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bayamo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente Universitario Carlos Manuel de Céspedes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bayamo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-48182021000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-48182021000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-48182021000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La polifarmacia en adultos mayores es una problemática frecuente. Con el objetivo de caracterizar la polifarmacia en adultos mayores del consultorio urbano El Golfo, reparto Antonio Guiteras de Bayamo, Policlínico Jimmy Hirzel, se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, analítico, de utilización de medicamentos según clasificación del tipo de consumo con elementos de indicación-prescripción, en la cadena del medicamento, centrado en la prescripción. Muestra: 40 adultos mayores. Se emplearon métodos teóricos, empíricos y estadísticos. Los datos se analizaroncon el auxilio del Programa IBM SPSS versión 22 para Windows (Estadísticos Descriptivos). Predominaron los pacientes de 60 a 64 años (50%) y del sexo femenino (60%),la hipertensión arterial (37 casos) como enfermedad crónica diagnosticada, los antihipertensivos (37 pacientes) como grupo farmacológico más empleado, la asociación de 4 a 5 medicamentos involucrados en la polifarmacia (82,5%) y el captopril (47,5%) como el medicamento más prescrito. Se concluyó que la mayoría de los adultos mayores hacían uso de la polifarmacia, por prescripción facultativa.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Polipharmacy in older adults is a frequent health problem. With the objective to characterize polypharmacy in older adults consulted in El Golfo urban medical office, of Jimmy Hirzel Policlinic in Antonio Guiteras locality, Bayamo, Granma; a retrospective, analitic, of medications utilization study was carried out, according to kind of consumption classification with elements of indication-prescription; in the medication chain, this study is centered on prescription. Sample were 40 older adult patients. Theoretical, empiric and statistical methods were used. Collected data was analyzed with IBM SPSS 22 software for Windows. In the study predominated patients from 60 to 64 years old (50%), female gender (60%), hypertension (37 patients) as diagnosed chronic illness, antihypertensives (37 patients) as the most used pharmacological group, association of 4 or 5 medications involved in polypharmacy (82,5%), and captopril (47,5%) as the most prescribed medication. Conclusion was that most older adults used polypharmacy by facultative&#8217;s prescription.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO A polifarmácia em idosos é um problema frequente. Para caracterizar a polifarmácia em idosos da clínica urbana El Golfo, bairro Antonio Guiteras de Bayamo, Jimmy Hirzel Policlínica, foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo e analítico do uso de drogas de acordo com a classificação do tipo de consumo com elementos de indicação-prescrição ., na cadeia de medicamentos, com foco na prescrição. Amostra: 40 idosos. Foram utilizados métodos teóricos, empíricos e estatísticos. Os dados foram analisados &#8203;&#8203;com auxílio do IBM SPSS versão 22 para Windows (Estatísticas Descritivas). Predominaram pacientes de 60 a 64 anos (50%) e do sexo feminino (60%), hipertensão arterial (37 casos) como doença crônica diagnosticada, anti-hipertensivos (37 pacientes) como grupo farmacológico mais utilizado, associação de 4 a 5 medicamentos envolvido em polifarmácia (82,5%) e captopril (47,5%) como medicamento mais prescrito. Concluiu-se que a maioria dos idososfazia uso de polifarmácia, por prescrição médica.]]></p></abstract>
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