Geriatrics & gerontology international
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Jan 2016
Assessing a conceptual model of over-the-counter medication misuse, adverse drug events and health-related quality of life in an elderly population.
The objectives of the present study were to test Spilker's quality of life model in the elderly population consuming over-the-counter (OTC) medications. It was hypothesized that OTC medication misuse increases adverse drug events (ADEs), ADEs as a result of OTC medication misuse decrease health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the impact of OTC medication misuse on patients' HRQoL is fully medicated by ADEs associated with OTC medications. ⋯ Misuse of OTC medications is highly associated with ADEs. ADEs are capable of decreasing the physical health of elderly patients.