Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients in the intervention group

Variable	n (%)
Age
Mean age, y (SD)	63.3 (19.1)
Age range, y	19–92
≤ 40 years, y	8 (13.3)
41–60 years, y	16 (26.7)
61–80 years, y	26 (43.3)
≥ 81 years, y	10 (16.7)
Medical conditions (n)
Mean number of medical conditions, n (SD)	2.1 (± 1.4)
Range, n	1–8
Number of medicines taken per patient
Mean number of medicines taken per patient, n (SD)	6.7 (± 3.4)
Range	2–18
≤ 4	19 (30.6)
5–8	25 (40.3)
9–11	13 (21.1)
12–15	3 (4.8)
≥ 16	2 (3.2)
Total number of patients	62 (100)

Abbreviations: n number, SD standard deviation, y years