Table 2.
Sensitivity analysis of different outcome indicators.
| Models | Relative risk (95% CI) | Z value | P value | ||||
| Adverse drug event reporting | |||||||
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Random effect model | 2.59 (1.26-5.30) | 2.59 | .009 | |||
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Fixed effect model | 2.06 (1.67-2.53) | 6.83 | <.001 | |||
| Medication adherence | |||||||
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Random effect model | 1.16 (1.04-1.29) | 2.65 | .008 | |||
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Fixed effect model | 1.17 (1.04-1.31) | 2.71 | .007 | |||
| Medication errors | |||||||
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Model that retained large-sample studies | 1.54 (0.33-7.29) | 0.55 | .58 | |||
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Model that did not retain large-sample studies | 0.69 (0.38-1.24) | 1.25 | .21 | |||