Medication Compliance and Its Impact Factors in Elderly Patients

Objective To comprehend the medication compliance of elderly patients and to explore the nursing countermeasures for medication safety for them.Methods Using a self-designed questionnaire,134 elderly patients were investigated on the background information and medication-related problems.Results Poor medication compliance and mediation-related problems were common among the patients and only 39.6% of the patients were observed with full medication compliance.There appeared to be many adverse events for the elderly patients in drug use..Poor medication compliance in elderly patients was mainly due to the complexity of medication,lack of guidance and undesirable lifestyle.Conclusion It has become a vital part of nursing in elderly patients to perform active and effective medication instruction and to choose individualized drug treatment programs and care systems according to different needs of patients,and thus deserves more attention of nursing staff.