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Lopes, Wemíria de Fátima Lima [Author]; Tapety, Fabrício Ibiapina [Author]; Mendes, Cintia Maria de Melo [Author]; Martins, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e [Author]; Júnior, Ednaldo Francisco Santos Oliveira [Author]; Neves, Tereza Maria Alcântara [Author]

Self-medication practice among pension housed patients at the central healthcare unit of Teresina

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  • Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Self-medication practice among pension housed patients at the central healthcare unit of Teresina
  • Other titles: Prática da automedicação entre pacientes hóspedes de pensões do pólo de saúde de Teresina
  • Contributor: Lopes, Wemíria de Fátima Lima [Author]; Tapety, Fabrício Ibiapina [Author]; Mendes, Cintia Maria de Melo [Author]; Martins, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e [Author]; Júnior, Ednaldo Francisco Santos Oliveira [Author]; Neves, Tereza Maria Alcântara [Author]
  • Published: 2013
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013.v5i6.151-159
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  • Keywords: Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika ; alter Mensch ; Medikation ; Selbstversorgung ; Gesundheitsversorgung ; Befragung ; Bildung ; Arzneimittel ; Verkauf
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    begutachtet (peer reviewed)
    In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 5 (2013) 6 ; 151-159
  • Description: Objective: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of self-medication among pension housed patients at the central healthcare unit of Teresina in the downtown region. Method: This is an exploratory epidemiological study with a quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive approach. For data collection a semi-structured questionnaire was applied on the behaviors of 300 patients. Results: Of the total respondents, the practice of self-medication was common in 241 (80,33%) of individuals. The greatest achievement of this was seen in those coming from municipalities in the interior of Maranhao 116 (48,13%), which surpassed even that with a small gap the individuals from the interior of Piaui, to practice self-medication in 101 (41,91%). Conclusion: It is understood that self-medication is an old widespread practice. The search for relief from their ailments and the poor public healthcare offered to the population admits that individuals opt for self-medication as a first option.
  • Access State: Open Access
  • Rights information: Attribution - Non Commercial (CC BY-NC)