Positivo University (UP), R. Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Campo Comprido, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Bárbara Marin de Oliveira is working in Universidade Positivo (PROUNI Integral) currently Resident in the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Obstetric Nursing Health at ESPP/CHT. Postgraduate in Gynecological and Obstetric Nursing EAD at UniBF, additional training in Neonatal ICU and ICU. Feminist, defender of Humanized Childbirth and Reproductive Rights, member of the Fluir Institute (dedicated to Health Education in the area of ??Incontinence). Organized, proactive, leader, good adaptability, constantly looking for updated knowledge in the area.
Research Article
Oral Administration of Poly-pharmacy in Institutionalized Elderly Patients with Dysphagia
Author(s): Julio C. Francisco*, Bárbara Marin de Oliveira, Denise Faucz Kletemberg, Kátia Renata Antunes Kochla, Ricardo C. Cunha, Luiz Cesar Guarita- Souza, Rossana B. Simeoni and Rodrigo G. M. Silvestre
Background: Poly-pharmacy in older people is a major concern in nursing home residents. Different factors can modify oral medications status like swallowing difficulties.
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the drug-food interactions in institutionalized elderly with dysphagia.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with individualized data for 16 institutionalized older people ≥ 65 years of both sexes (13 women, 3 men) were examined from the Curitiba of Paraná State, Brazil. Data were collected from medical prescriptions and patients medical records. The prescriptions were analyzed for the potential drug interactions using the ATC (Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical) classification proposed by the World Health Organization. This Study all participants signed the informed cons.. View more»