Relación entre la polifarmacia y adherencia en adultos mayores con hipertensión arterial atendidos en consulta externa. Centro Salud de Huasahuasi-2025
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Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre la polifarmacia y el nivel de adherencia terapéutica en adultos mayores con hipertensión arterial atendidos en el Centro de Salud de Huasahuasi, 2025.
Metodología: Se realizó una investigación básica, observacional, de nivel correlacional, con diseño no experimental y corte transversal.
Muestra: Estuvo conformada por 94 adultos mayores con hipertensión arterial, seleccionados mediante muestreo probabilístico simple.
Resultados: El 95,7 % presentó polifarmacia crítica y el 91,5 % percibió que consumía medicamentos en exceso.
La polifarmacia no mostró una asociación estadísticamente significativa con la adherencia terapéutica general (p = 0,614).
Sin embargo, la percepción de exceso de medicación se relacionó con mayor riesgo de olvido de las dosis (OR = 6,818).
Asimismo, la automedicación (p = 0,017; OR = 4,438) y el desconocimiento de los medicamentos (p = 0,005) destacaron como factores relevantes.
Conclusión: La polifarmacia no presentó una asociación estadísticamente significativa con la adherencia terapéutica general; no obstante, se identificaron dificultades relacionadas con el olvido, la automedicación y el desconocimiento de los medicamentos.
Objective: To determine the relationship between polypharmacy and the level of therapeutic adherence in older adults with arterial hypertension treated at the Huasahuasi Health Center in 2025. Methodology: A basic, observational, correlational study was conducted using a non-experimental, cross-sectional design. Sample: The sample consisted of 94 older adults with arterial hypertension, selected through simple probability sampling. Results: 95.7% exhibited critical polypharmacy, and 91.5% perceived themselves as taking excessive medication. Polypharmacy did not show a statistically significant association with overall therapeutic adherence (p = 0.614). However, the perception of excessive medication was associated with a higher risk of forgetting doses (OR = 6.818). Additionally, self-medication (p = 0.017; OR = 4.438) and a lack of knowledge regarding medications (p = 0.005) emerged as relevant factors. Conclusion: Polypharmacy did not show a statistically significant association with overall therapeutic adherence; however, difficulties related to forgetting doses, self-medication, and a lack of knowledge about medications were identified.
Objective: To determine the relationship between polypharmacy and the level of therapeutic adherence in older adults with arterial hypertension treated at the Huasahuasi Health Center in 2025. Methodology: A basic, observational, correlational study was conducted using a non-experimental, cross-sectional design. Sample: The sample consisted of 94 older adults with arterial hypertension, selected through simple probability sampling. Results: 95.7% exhibited critical polypharmacy, and 91.5% perceived themselves as taking excessive medication. Polypharmacy did not show a statistically significant association with overall therapeutic adherence (p = 0.614). However, the perception of excessive medication was associated with a higher risk of forgetting doses (OR = 6.818). Additionally, self-medication (p = 0.017; OR = 4.438) and a lack of knowledge regarding medications (p = 0.005) emerged as relevant factors. Conclusion: Polypharmacy did not show a statistically significant association with overall therapeutic adherence; however, difficulties related to forgetting doses, self-medication, and a lack of knowledge about medications were identified.
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