Sönmez, ŞeymanurLale, Rabia HelinKiper, FatmaKoldaş, TuğçeEkici, EmineThomas, Pınar BuketÖner, ÇağrıAvcı Alpar, DemetErkut, Zeynep2024-07-122024-07-122022Sönmez, Ş., Lale, R.H., Kiper, F., Koldaş, T. ve Ekici, E. (2022). The development of rational drug use in the elderly during Covid- 19. Thomas, P.B., Öner, Ç., Avcı Alpar, D. ve Erkut, Z. (Ed.). Maltepe Üniversitesi Tıbbi Bilimler ve Hemşirelik Uluslararası Öğrenci Kongresi içinde (ss. 38). İstanbul: T.C. Maltepe Üniversitesi.978-605-2124-60-4https://www.maltepe.edu.tr/muisc2022/https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8885Introduction: Inappropriate drug use and polypharmacy are common problems in the elderly. It is known that this situation may lead to decreased functionality, fragility, cognitive deterioration, urinary incontinence, malnutrition, falls, and an increase in the risk of hip fracture. The COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions of people all over the world and caused many deaths. It has been shown that this disease can be transmitted from person to person, especially adults are susceptible to COVID-19, and the severity of the disease is related to age. It has been reported that the access to medicine and rational drug use attitudes and behaviors of the elderly were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic process. Rational drug use is extremely important, especially in the elderly population, and the responsibility of regularly evaluating drug use belongs to health professionals.. Aim: The aim of this project is to determine the drug use behaviors of the elderly during the COVID-19 process, to define the effects of the COVID-19 process on the drug use of the elderly, and to develop the awareness of rational drug use in the elderly. Materials and Methods: The data will be collected by the researchers in the family health center determined in Sancaktepe district by face-to-face survey method, by taking COVID-19 precautions. After the researchers give information about the project to the elderly individuals who meet the research acceptance criteria, they will apply the Introductory Characteristics Form and the Older's Drug Use Behaviors Scale to those who agree to participate in the project in the first stage. With these data, irrational drug use attitudes and behaviors of elderly individuals will be determined. In the second stage, in line with the information determined from the previous data, individual training will be given to the elderly individuals in order to raise the awareness of rational drug use. (their medications, side effects, etc.) In the third stage, the post- test will be applied 3 weeks after the training. The data obtained will be analyzed in the SPSS statistical program. Project outputs will be converted into articles for publication in an international journal. The results of the study will be shared with the students of Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. In addition, the results of the project will be shared with the physicians and nurses working in the family health center where the research is applied, and information will be given about the main problems identified in the elderly individuals related to rational drug use.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOVID-19rational drug useelderlyConference Object3838