目的 了解老年人群的慢性病患病情况及药学服务需求,探讨适合老年人群的药学服务内容和模式。方法 选取1 262名60岁以上的老年人进行问卷调查;利用SPSS软件进行数据处理。结果 调查对象的慢性病患病率高达95.2%,患病率居前三位的慢性病分别为高血压、骨质增生/疏松和冠心病。被调查者对药师及药学服务的认知和评价都有待提高,其药学服务需求主要集中在老年人用药特殊性的普及教育、药品说明书的详细解读和常见药品不良反应的应对措施等方面;讲座、药师与患者面对面交流和小册子是老年人较为接受的开展药学服务方式。结论 老年人的健康状况不容乐观,且被调查者对药学服务普遍具有迫切需求。药师应提高自身素质,开展多项目、多途径的药学服务以满足老年人的需求。

OBJECTIVE To understand the prevalence of chronic diseases and the demands of pharmaceutical care in the ederly, and to explore the content and mode of pharmaceutical care for elderly people.METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted in 1 262 people over 60 years old, and the data were processed by SPSS.RESULTS Respondents′ prevalence rate of chronic diseases was as high as 95.2%, the top three chronic diseases was hypertension,bone hyperplasia/osteoporosis and coronary heart disease.The respondents′ cognition and evaluation of pharmacists and pharmaceutical care needed to be improved, their pharmaceutical care needs mainly concentrated in the popularization education of medication particularity,the detailed explanation of drug instructions and the coping measures to common adverse drug reactions; lectures,face-to-face communication,pamphlets were more acceptable for the elderly to carry out pharmaceutical care.CONCLUSION The health status of the elderly is not optimistic, and they generally have an urgent need for pharmaceutical care. Pharmacists should improve their ability, to carry out various pharmaceutical care to meet the needs of the elderly.