Brandão, Gabriela RangelTeixeira, LaetitiaAraújo, LiaPaúl, ConstançaRibeiro, Oscar2020-09-172020-09-172020http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6373Self-medication, despite some benefits, carries many risks, especially when practiced by older adults who are polymedicated. Information addressing the prevalence and associated factors of self-medication in older age in a European context is scarce and sometimes contradictory. This paper aims to estimate the prevalence of self-medication among older adults across Europe and to identify its predictive factors.engEuropeNonprescription drugsEpidemiologic factorsHealth surveyCross-sectional studiesjournal article10.1016/j.archger.2020.104189