Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2575840 | The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy | 2010 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Conclusions: Analgesics were used by ~50% of community-dwelling people aged â¥75 years. However, age was not significantly associated with increased use of analgesics in multivariate analysis. The majority of analgesic drugs were used on an as-needed rather than a daily basis (76.7% vs 23.3%, respectively). Factors most significantly associated with analgesic use were female sex, living alone, poor self-rated health, and use of â¥10 nonanalgesic drugs.
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Authors
Niina MSc(Pharm), J. PhD, Katri MSc, Raimo MD, PhD, Sirpa MD, PhD,