Table 1.
Characteristics of 121 hospitalized elderly patients who received the in-hospital deprescribing intervention.
| Characteristicsa | Total | Presence of PPOs after the deprescribing intervention | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 94) | No (n = 27) | ||
| Mean age, year (SD) | 80.5 (7.4) | 81.4 (7.2) | 77.1 (7.3) |
| Woman | 83 (68.6) | 66 (70.2) | 17 (63.0) |
| Location before the index admission | |||
| Home | 104 (86.0) | 79 (84.0) | 25 (92.6) |
| Nursing home | 15 (12.4) | 14 (14.9) | 1 (3.7) |
| Other hospitals | 2 (1.7) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (3.7) |
| Ambulatory status before admission | |||
| Independence | 77 (63.6) | 56 (59.6) | 21 (77.8) |
| Partial or totally dependence | 44 (36.4) | 38 (40.4) | 6 (22.2) |
| Mean Charlson Comorbidity Index score (SD) | 1.9 (1.6) | 2.0 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.6) |
| Past medical history | |||
| Hypertension | 97 (80.2) | 72 (76.6) | 25 (92.6) |
| Dyslipidemia | 43 (35.5) | 30 (31.9) | 13 (48.2) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 25 (20.7) | 16 (17.0) | 9 (33.3) |
| Asthma or COPD | 5 (4.1) | 3 (3.2) | 2 (7.4) |
| Dementia | 24 (19.8) | 22 (23.4) | 2 (7.4) |
| Ischemic stroke | 18 (14.9) | 15 (16.0) | 3 (11.1) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 10 (8.3) | 7 (7.5) | 3 (11.1) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 8 (6.6) | 7 (7.5) | 1 (3.7) |
| Heart failure | 5 (4.1) | 5 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 18 (14.9) | 14 (14.9) | 4 (14.8) |
| Admission ward | |||
| Orthopedic surgery | 86 (85.2) | 83 (88.3) | 18 (66.7) |
| General surgery | 7 (5.8) | 5 (5.3) | 2 (7.4) |
| Othersb | 13 (10.7) | 6 (6.4) | 7 (25.9) |
| In-hospital death | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PPO potential prescribing omission, SD standard deviation.
aValues are expressed as the number with the percentage of the total number, unless otherwise stated.
bInclude neurosurgery (n = 5), oral surgery (n = 4), urology (n = 3), dermatology (n = 3).