2022 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 174-181
This study aimed to clarify the values that people over the age of 75 hold when taking medication. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 31 people over the age of 75 attending three internal medicine clinics. The subjects were 82.0 ± 5.2 years old on average, 14 were males (45.1%), 8 lived alone (25.5%), and 22 had been taking the drug for 10 years or more (71.0%). Additionally, subjects took an average of 2.9 ± 1.9 different drugs. The subjects also included a group that never forgot to take the drug. As a result of the qualitative analysis, four core categories were extracted: I trust my doctor, I do not get worse than I am now, I take medicine and stay healthy, and I do not bother my family. While respecting these values, it is necessary to share information between teams based on a trusting relationship with doctors, and to assist these individuals so that they can continue taking medication with the support of their families.
