Older people and psychoactive substances, associated psychosocial aspects: an integrated systematic review
International Journal of Development Research
Older people and psychoactive substances, associated psychosocial aspects: an integrated systematic review
Received 03rd May, 2019; Received in revised form 11th June, 2019; Accepted 06th July, 2019; Published online 28th August, 2019
Copyright © 2019, LPsy. Aline Oliveira Mota et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this research was to investigate aspects related to the use of psychoactive drugs by older people of both genders. The study was an integrative systematic review, in a descriptive and qualitative way from the Brazilian virtual library in health. According to the systematization of the findings, it was possible to verify that there is a shortage of sources about the proposed perspective, also, the identification and professional action before the health services, due to the limitation of knowledge related to the consumption of drugs in old age. Alcohol, tobacco and medicines are the most commonly used chemicals in this age range, and their use is motivated by different reasons.
