. 2023 Jan 23;52(1):afac335. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac335

Table 4.

Association between responses to the rPATDcog and use of one or more PIMs

	No PIMs		1+ PIMs		Chi sq P value
	N	%	N	%	Chi sq P value
1. Do you think you take too many medicines?	72	19.5	34	23.3
Yes	72	19.5	34	23.3	P = 0.31
Maybe	126	34.1	41	28.1
No	171	46.3	71	48.6
2. Do you think that you are taking any medications that you don’t need anymore?	30	8.1	9	6.2
Yes	30	8.1	9	6.2	P = 0.46
Maybe	134	36.3	48	32.9
No	205	55.6	89	61.0
3. Do you get stressed if changes are made to your medicines?	43	11.7	33	22.6
Yes	43	11.7	33	22.6	P = 0.01
Maybe	39	10.6	19	13.0
No	287	77.8	94	64.4
4. Have you had a bad experience in the past when a medicine was stopped?	50	13.6	43	29.5
Yes	50	13.6	43	29.5	P < 0.001
Maybe	21	5.7	13	8.9
No	298	80.8	90	61.6
5. Do you know what medicines you take?	331	89.7	130	89.0
Yes	331	89.7	130	89.0	P = 0.72
No	38	10.3	16	11.0
6. If your doctor said it was possible, would you stop one of your medicines?	297	80.5	110	75.3
Yes	297	80.5	110	75.3	P = 0.20
Maybe	60	16.3	28	19.2
No	12	3.3	8	5.5
7. Overall, are you satisfied with your medicines?	280	75.9	111	76.0
Yes	280	75.9	111	76.0	P = 0.74
Maybe	74	20.1	27	18.5
No	15	4.1	8	5.5