Table 5.
A subsample before/after comparison of the pharmacist-reported number of MURs with medically underserved groups
| Number of MURs undertaken over the last 4 weeks | Summary measure | Baseline | Follow-up | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value |
| Respondents from participants completed baseline and follow-up survey | |||||
| Total number ( n = 74 ) | Mean (SD) | 20.8 (15.35) | 21.3 (17.18) | 0.49 (−2.66 to 3.65) | 0.756 |
| With disability (physical, visual, hearing and learning) | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (2.0) | 2.0 (2.0) | −0.12 (−0.50 to 0.47) | 0.956 |
| Who are homebound | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 0.14 (−0.10 to 0.37) | 0.254 |
| From black, Asian and minority ethnic communities | Median (IQR) | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.5 (2.0) | 0.35 (−0.09 to 0.79) | 0.114 |
| With mental health illness | Median (IQR) | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.0 (3.0) | 0.03 (−0.51 to 0.56) | 0.920 |
| From the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.23 (−0.01 to 0.47) | 0.065 |
| The traveller community/homeless/refugees or seeking asylum | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 0.14 (−0.12 to 0.39) | 0.289 |
| Who are older with multiple illnesses and many (>12) medicines | Median (IQR) | 4.0 (6.0) | 4.5 (7.0) | 0.39 (−0.31 to 1.09) | 0.267 |
| From any other medically underserved community | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | −0.01 (−0.49 to 0.47) | 0.955 |
| espondents from participants completed the baseline and follow-up surveys, and the digital learning | |||||
| Total number ( n = 44 ) | Mean (SD) | 25.2 (16.50) | 25.2 (19.25) | −0.02 (−4.97 to 4.93) | 0.993 |
| With disability (physical, visual, hearing and learning) | Median (IQR) | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.0 (2.0) | 0 (−0.71 to 0.71) | 1.000 |
| Who are homebound | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 0.05 (−0.11 to 0.21) | 0.570 |
| From black, Asian and minority ethnic communities | Median (IQR) | 3.0 (4.0) | 3.0 (4.0) | 0.43 (-0.23 to 1.09) | 0.194 |
| With mental health illness | Median (IQR) | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.0 (4.0) | 0.20 (−0.58 to 0.98) | 0.600 |
| From the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.23 (−0.14 to 0.60) | 0.222 |
| The traveller community/homeless/refugees or seeking asylum | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 0.32 (−0.06 to 0.70) | 0.099 |
| Who are older with multiple illnesses and many (>12) medicines | Median (IQR) | 4.5 (7.0) | 4.5 (7.0) | −0.02 (−1.03 to 0.98) | 0.964 |
| From any other medically underserved community | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | −0.09 (−0.77 to 0.59) | 0.789 |
Only responses included where there are paired data.
MUR, Medicines Use Review.