Jonathan K Y Lai, Jonathan A Weiss
Priority service needs and receipt across the lifespan for individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
selfmedication use unprescribed drugs treat disease elderly selfmedication dangerous compared age groups changes organ functions occur due senescence study aimed estimate prevalence selfmedication elderly related factors common drugs used regard electronic databases pubmed scopus web science searched january 2016 june 2021 search strategy built two core concepts selfmedication aged search limited original articles english language random effect model used estimate pooled prevalence selfmedication heterogeneity among studies assessed using i2 statistic 2 test also metaregression model used investigate potential sources heterogeneity studies 520 nonduplicate studies 38 included metaanalysis selfmedication elderly ranged 03 82 pooled proportion selfmedication 36 95 ci 2745 result 2 test i2 index p 0001 i2 9990 revealed notable heterogeneity among included studies metaanalysis metaregression showed significant association sample size adjusted 001 p 0043 pooled proportion selfmedication prevalence selfmedication elderly high education mass media raise awareness dangers selfmedication help solve problem