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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Continuities and discontinuities in pharmaceutical treatment and medication use among older chronically ill patients of Turkish descent in Germany: a qualitative structuring content analysis.

Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Rona Bird, Sema Aslan, Yagmur Kul, Özge Azman, Volkan Aykaç, Beate Klammt, Meryem Aslan, Ilknur Özer-Erdoğdu

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Hürrem Tezcan-GüntekinDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Rona BirdDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sema AslanDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Yagmur KulDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Özge AzmanDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Volkan AykaçEvangelisches Geriatriezentrum Berlin - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Beate KlammtDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Meryem AslanDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ilknur Özer-ErdoğduDepartment II: Health and Early Childhood Education, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Background: Polypharmacy occurs frequently among older adults and is associated with an increased risk of falls and medication-related adverse events. In particular, people with a history of migration may receive inappropriate medication due to language barriers or discrimination in healthcare. This study aims to assess the continuities, discontinuities and barriers to drug therapy in older migrants of Turkish descent in Berlin, Germany. Methods: Eleven problem-centered qualitative interviews with chronically ill older persons of Turkish descent and family caregivers were conducted and analyzed qualitatively by means of structuring content analysis. Results: The chronically ill participants of Turkish descent predominantly take more than 5 types of medication per day and aim to take them regularly. Discontinuities emerge when medication is forgotten or intentionally omitted due to side effects. Frequent changes in medication and physicians' lack of time are relevant barriers to drug treatment plans. To avoid language barriers and disinterest on the part of professionals, respondents prefer Turkish-speaking physicians.

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PolypharmacyQualitative ResearchAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCommunication BarriersFemaleGermanyHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedTurkeychronic illnessmedication managementmigrationpharmaceutical treatmentpolypharmacy

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