Table 4.
No of classes of drugs prescribed | Computer support plus chart (n=207)
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Chart only (n=208)
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Usual care (n=137)
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Baseline | 6 months | Baseline | 6 months | Baseline | 6 months | |||
0-1 | 88 (43) | 81 (39) | 98 (47) | 68 (33) | 58 (42) | 50 (37) | ||
2 | 75 (36) | 74 (36) | 58 (28) | 67 (32) | 45 (33) | 47 (34) | ||
⩾3 | 44 (21) | 52 (25) | 52 (25) | 73 (35) | 34 (25) | 40 (29) |
χ2 (4 df)=5.46; P=0.24.