Impact of therapeutic education with a written document on treatments knowledge and adherence among elderly patients. Results of a pilot study.

Unlabelled: Olders patients are exposed to iatrogenic risk as they are often frail, with multiple pathologies and therefore polymedicated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of treatment in the elderly before and after a time of oral therapeutic education accompanied by the submission of a written educational support. The impact of that education on the adhesion was also evaluated.