Table 1.
Baseline characteristics for patients included in the study, in total and for patients with and without medication discrepancies (MD)
| All patients (n = 933) | Patients without MD (n = 580) | Patients with MD (n = 353) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 83.1 (75–100) | 82.7 (75–99) | 83.7 (75–100) |
| Women | 515 (55%) | 313 (54%) | 202 (57%) |
| Men | 418 (45%) | 267 (46%) | 151 (43%) |
| Medication reconciliation | 180 (19%) | 111 (19%) | 69 (20%) |
| Team-based medication review during hospitalisation | 146 (16%) | 89 (15%) | 57 (16%) |
| Number of on-demand use drugsa | 2.3 (2.2–2.5) | 2.1 (2–2.3) | 2.7 (2.5–2.9) |
| Number of continuous use drugs | 9 (8.8–9.3) | 8.5 (8.2–8.7) | 9.9 (9.5–10.3) |
| Number of all drugsa | 11.4 (11.1–11.7) | 10.6 (10.3–11) | 12.6 (12.1–13.1) |
| Number of drug changes | 3.2 (3–3.4) | 3.3 (3.1–3.5) | 3 (2.8–3.3) |
| Multi-dose drug dispensinga | 250 (27%) | 95 (16%) | 155 (44%) |
| Discharging doctor | |||
| Junior | 387 (42%) | 250 (43%) | 137 (39%) |
| Resident | 346 (37%) | 210 (36%) | 136 (39%) |
| Specialist | 200 (21%) | 120 (21%) | 80 (22%) |
| Discharge on weekday | 859 (92%) | 532 (92%) | 327 (93%) |
| Discharge on weekend | 74 (8%) | 48 (8%) | 26 (7%) |
| Discharge to home | 728 (78%) | 478 (82%) | 250 (71%) |
| Discharge to nursing homea | 203 (22%) | 102 (18%) | 101 (29%) |
The numbers are presented as totals and (%) apart from age, presented as mean (range) and number of drugs and drug changes, presented as mean (95% confidence interval)
aStatistically significant (p < 0.05) differences between groups