Drug therapy in selectively institutionalised elderly persons in Malta

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Title:	Drug therapy in selectively institutionalised elderly persons in Malta
Authors:	Mamo, Julian
Keywords:	Nursing home care -- Malta -- Surveys Older people -- Drugs -- Prescribing Older people -- Diseases -- Malta Medical care surveys -- Malta Drug utilization -- Malta
Issue Date:	1991-03
Publisher:	University of Malta. Department of Pharmacy
Citation:	Mamo, J. J. (1991). Drug therapy in selectively institutionalised elderly persons in Malta. Proceedings of the First Symposium on Drugs in the Elderly in Malta held in March 1991, Malta. 153-165.
Abstract:	A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among a particular section of the Maltese Elderly Population - that in Church and State homes (excluding large homes admitting sick elderly) -who are often selectively admitted on the basis of independent living, in terms of activities of daily living. A questionnaire was administered to carers of elderly persons in these homes to quantify the consumption of therapeutic drugs in this population, as well as to study the influence of a number of factors on the prevalence of drug consumption.
Description:	I wish to thank Dr Grech, the Director of INIA, for supporting the survey. Thanks also go to other INIA staff members especially Ms. Vella and Ms. Scicluna. I would like to express my appreciation to the authorities governing participating homes and to the carers who filled in these questionnaires for their unlimited patience and excellent work.
URI:	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/34959
Appears in Collections:	Proceedings of the First Symposium on Drugs in the Elderly in Malta held in March 1991

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