0427653 20240103204153.120140418235959.9 000316432100019 6 s. P cav_un_epca*03441080001-6837702 (2013)333-338 self-medication seniors knowlege ibuprofen use and safety cav_un_auth*0302712 Matoulková P. CZ cav_un_auth*0302713 Doseděl M. CZ cav_un_auth*0302714 Růžková B. CZ cav_un_auth*0264564 Kuběna Aleš Antonín Ekonometrie Department of Econometrics E E UTIA-B Department of Econometrics Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v. v. i. http://library.utia.cas.cz/separaty/2014/E/kubena-0427653.pdf Convenient access to a large variety of OTC medicines presents patients with the opportunity for the self-treatment of many health problems. Yet this also brings on other health risks, especially to the elderly. A pointed lack of information about the safety of NSAIDs has been found among lay people, but no study in the Czech Republic so far has focused on the preferences of the residents' of retirement homes for particular NSAID pain relievers and these patients' level of knowledge regarding use and safety issues. We undertook a cross-sectional study in 9 retirement communities. A self-developed questionnaire was used to gather data on the preferences of seniors for particular NSAIDs and on their knowledge about ibuprofen. Two hundred elderly people participated in the research, 77% of the sample being female. The mean age was 83 +/- 7 years. Ibuprofen was the preferred NSAID analgesic among participants. 64% of respondents indicated that they suffered from pain nearly every day. 2015 FR 4 RVO:67985556 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0233197 S PHARMACOLOGYPHARMACY 0.847 0.169 5.II 0.00167 0.161 971 89 0.358 ScienceCitationIndexExpanded Q2 6.148 13.086 Q4 Q3 2013 000316432100019 WOS cav_un_epca*0344108 Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica: drug research 0001-6837 2353-5288 Roč. 70 č. 2 2013 333 338