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. 2018 Sep 4;18:204. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0895-z

Table 3.

Odds ratio for the risk of having a prescription pre versus post-intervention

Medication use among 44 participants Odds ratio 95% CI
All medications 0.81 (0.71–0.92)
By appropriateness categorya:
 “Generally appropriate” medication 1.16 (1.00–1.36)
 “Sometimes appropriate” medication 0.83 (0.74–0.94)
 “Exceptionally appropriate” medication 0.82 (0.52–1.30)
 “Other” medicationb 0.53 (0.42–0.67)

aAccording to the medication appropriateness list [23]

b“Other” medications comprised those for which the Delphi panel had not reached a consensus as well as the medications not considered in the appropriateness list [23]