Table 3.
Proportion of medication changes adhered to, n/N (%) | |||
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Medication change | Overall | Intervention | Control |
All changes | 208/258 (80.6%) | 103/123 (83.7%) | 105/135 (77.8%) |
New medicationsa | 77/115 (67.0%) | 40/55 (72.7%) | 37/60 (61.7%) |
Discontinued medicationsa | 93/99 (93.9%) | 43/46 (93.5%) | 50/53 (94.3%) |
Dose changesb | 38/44 (86.4%) | 20/22 (90.9%) | 18/22 (81.8%) |
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Number of patients (%) experiencing adverse events | |||
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Adverse event | Overall (N = 49) | Intervention (N = 23) | Control (N = 26) |
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ED visit or hospital readmission | 13 (26.5%) | 6 (26.1%) | 7 (26.9%) |
ED visit | 10 (20.4%) | 5 (21.7%) | 5 (19.2%) |
Hospital readmission | 6 (12.2%) | 2 (8.7%) | 4 (15.4%) |
Abbreviations: ED: Emergency Department.
Adherence was assessed for new and discontinued medications that are covered by the RAMQ and, in the case of new medications, for those not prescribed “as needed”.
Adherence was assessed for dose changes that were dispensed in the 30 days following hospital discharge.