Rational Drug Use in Elderly People

"Rational Drug Use in Elderly Individuals~1. Training: Through home visits, an average of 30 minutes of training will be given to elderly individuals (drugs, rational drug use, the importance of rational drug use, and what the elderly should do for rational drug use). Question-answer method and visual materials will be used in the training.~2. Training: An average of 20 minutes of training will be given, including a brief repetition of the topics covered in the first training, via a home visit. Visual materials will be used in the training."

At the end of the first training, a rational drug use guide will be given to elderly individuals, including the topics explained.

Elderly individuals will be given a medicine box large enough to be carried in the pocket when appropriate, so that the elderly people do not forget their medicines and use them regularly, with a 7-day medicine compartment that organizes their medicines and a daily (morning, noon, evening and night) medicine box.

After the training, counseling services will be given to elderly individuals regarding rational drug use. Within the scope of the counseling service, it will be ensured that the drugs used by the elderly person are regulated and their questions about rational drug use will be answered.