Calidad de vida relacionada con la automedicación en la comunidad
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2022-05
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Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Carrera de Enfermería
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La automedicación es un fenómeno social y de salud pública, por ello, se planteó el objetivo de describir la calidad de vida relacionada con la automedicación en la comunidad. Se aplicó metodología descriptiva, cuantitativa, de campo, con uso de encuesta aplicada a muestra de376individuos, cuyos resultados evidenciaron que del 51% al 61% de personas incurrieron en la automedicación con acetaminofén, ya sea por voluntad propia, por recomendación de las farmacias o porque sus familiares los llevaron a tomar esa decisión, pero solo 35% de las personas investigadas ingirieron este analgésico, en dosis y tiempo que le recomendaron, 39% de individuos asistió al centro de salud para buscar atención, por los efectos que causó el consumo de acetaminofén por automedicación, al no calmar los síntomas que tenían, gastando más dinero al automedicarse. En conclusión, la automedicación es una costumbre arraigada que debilita la calidad de vida de la población.
Self-medication is a social and public health phenomenon, therefore, the objective was to describe the quality of life related to self-medication in the community. A descriptive, quantitative, field methodology was applied, with the use of a survey applied to a sample of 376 individuals, whose results showed that 51% to 61% of people incurred in self-medication with acetaminophen, either by their own will, by recommendation of the pharmacies or because their relatives led them to make that decision, but only 35% of the people investigated ingested this analgesic, in the recommended dose and time, 39% of individuals went to the health center to seek care, due to the effects it caused the consumption of acetaminophen for self-medication, by not calming the symptoms they had, spending more money to self-medicate. In conclusion, self-medication is an ingrained habit that weakens the quality of life of the population.
Self-medication is a social and public health phenomenon, therefore, the objective was to describe the quality of life related to self-medication in the community. A descriptive, quantitative, field methodology was applied, with the use of a survey applied to a sample of 376 individuals, whose results showed that 51% to 61% of people incurred in self-medication with acetaminophen, either by their own will, by recommendation of the pharmacies or because their relatives led them to make that decision, but only 35% of the people investigated ingested this analgesic, in the recommended dose and time, 39% of individuals went to the health center to seek care, due to the effects it caused the consumption of acetaminophen for self-medication, by not calming the symptoms they had, spending more money to self-medicate. In conclusion, self-medication is an ingrained habit that weakens the quality of life of the population.
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CALIDAD DE VIDA, AUTOMEDICACION, COMUNIDAD