Table 5.
Outcomes from 12 month medication care intervention. Pre-study and poststudy values are expressed as the mean percentage for deaths, Hospitalizations and adverse events, and mean raw score for RCI.
| Outcome measure mean (95%CI) | Study group P value | Pre-study mean (95%CI) | Post-study mean (95%CI) | % change# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality | Intervention⋆ | 28.75 (23.98–33.61) | 28.73 (22.96–34.44) | + 4.86 (−16.33–26.05) | 0.696 |
| (12 months) | Control⋆ | 33.23 (29.37–37.03) | 35.72 (31.68–39.72) | + 12.48 (−7.28–32.23) | |
| Hospitalizations | Intervention† | 17.67 (11.59–23.75) | 15.86 (10.55–21.16) | + 1.30 (−26.32–28.91) | 0.305 |
| (12 months) | Control† | 22.70 (18.83–26.57) | 18.36 (15.07–21.65) | −16.86 (−30.62–3.11) | |
| Adverse events | Intervention† | 28.74 (18.89–38.59) | 31.46 (19.86–43.06) | + 54.02 (−44.51–152.56) | 0.388 |
| (3 months) | Control† | 22.38 (16.15–28.62) | 26.00 (19.81–32.19) | + 49.07 (−21.17–119.31) | |
| RCI | Intervention† | 65.14 (61.71–68.57) | 68.55 (65.20–71.90) | + 5.52 (1.45–9.59) | 0.253 |
| (12 months) | Control† | 64.24 (60.75–67.73) | 67.83 (64.62–71.04) | + 5.73 (4.44–7.02) | |
⋆
Based on nursing home bed capacity.
†
In cohort of 2286 enrolled in the study and surviving until the end of the study. % difference = (#(post-pre) × 100)/pre.