老年人多重用药与认知障碍关系的研究进展

Research progress of relationship between polypharmacy and cognitive impairment in the elderly summary

随着我国人口老龄化进程的加快,慢性病已经成为影响老年人健康不容忽视的问题。而老年人往往同时患有多种慢性疾病,为了改善疾病状况,老年人常服用多种药物进行治疗即多重用药。认知障碍是老年人常见的神经系统退行性病变,目前多项研究表明,多重用药与认知障碍存在相关性。该文就老年人多重用药与认知障碍的关系作一综述,以期使医生对相关性问题有更深入的认识,为减少老年人不合理用药及认知障碍发生提供参考依据。

With the acceleration of the aging process of population in China,chronic diseases have become a problem that can not be ignored to affect the health of the elderly.The elderly often suffer from multiple chronic diseases at the same time.In order to improve the condition of the disease,they often take multiple drugs for treatment,which means polypharmacy.Cognitive impairment is a common neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly.A number of current studies have shown that there is a correlation between polypharmacy and cognitive disorders.This paper reviews the relationship between polypharmacy and cognitive impairment in the elderly to help doctors have a deeper understanding of the related problems,and to provide a reference for reducing irrational drug use in the elderly and reducing the occurrence of cognitive impairment.