Table 4.

Results of clinical outcomes and intermediate outcomes (patient questionnaires)

U = usual care: number of patients, I = intervention: number of patients, ITS = interrupted time series analysis, t = 0: at discharge, t = 1: 1 month after discharge

^aSatisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale (SIMS). Higher scores indicate a higher degree of overall satisfaction (17 items: score range 0–17) [29].

^bSelf-report Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS). Higher scores indicate higher adherence (5-items: score range 5–25) [30, 31].

^cBeliefs about medication (BMQ). BMQ-necessity: higher scores indicate beliefs about the necessity and efficacy of medicines (5 items, score range 5–25). BMQ concerns: higher scores indicate concerns about the harmful effects of medicines (6 items, score range 6–30). BMQ General-overuse and BMQ General-harm: higher score indicate beliefs that medicines are over-used by doctors and are harmful addictive poisons (both 4 items, score range 4–20) [27, 28].

^dPatient’s general satisfaction with counselling by the resident did not significantly differ between the before- and after-period