Table 1.
Demographics and Number of Medications at Discharge.
| Demographics | Overall (N = 355) | Scheduled, Completed Pharmacist TOC call (n = 159) | Not Scheduled (n = 139) | P Valuea |
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| Gender | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | .50 |
| Female | 193 (54.4) | 82 (51.6) | 77 (55.4) | |
| Male | 162 (45.6) | 77 (48.4) | 62 (44.6) | |
| Raceb | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | .77 |
| White/Caucasian | 246 (69.5) | 115 (72.3) | 96 (69.6) | |
| Black/African-American | 92 (26.0) | 36 (22.6) | 36 (26.1) | |
| Other | 16 (4.5) | 8 (5.0) | 6 (4.4) | |
| Mean age (years) at discharge (SD), range | 59.7 (14.3), 24–100 | 60.0 (14.4), 24–97 | 60.4 (13.3), 24–94 | .79 |
| Mean number of prescription medications on discharge list (SD), range | 12.7 (5.2), 1–27 | 13.1 (5.2), 1–25 | 12.1 (5.3), 2–27 | .12 |
| Mean number of OTC medications on discharge list (SD), range | 4.9 (2.8), 0–15 | 4.9 (2.8), 0–14 | 5.0 (2.8), 0–15 | .82 |
Abbreviations: OTC, over-the-counter; SD, standard deviation; TOC, transition of care.
a
P value for test between scheduled, completed call group, and not scheduled group.
b
Due to small sample size, other race includes: Asian (n = 9), American Indian or Alaska Native (n = 2), and other (n = 5). Patient refused (n = 1) not included. 98% were non-Hispanic.