Patient characteristics (n=49) | |
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Male/female, number (%) | 15/34 (31/69) |
Age, average (range) | 79 (65–95) |
Number of medications, average (range) | |
T=0 | 12.1 (5–25) |
T=3 | 11.0 (4–19) |
Residency, number (%) | |
Own home | 27 (55) |
Sheltered housing | 7 (14) |
Nursing home | 2 (4) |
Other | 13 (26) |
Living situation, number (%) | |
Single | 27 (55) |
Cohabiting | 22 (45) |
Documented morbidities, number (%) | |
Hypertension | 27 (55) |
Diabetes | 22 (45) |
Stroke | 13 (27) |
Rheuma/gout/osteoarthritis | 15 (31) |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 13 (27) |
Dysrhythmia | 12 (24) |
Pain | 25 (51) |
Eye disorders | 13 (27) |
Osteoporosis | 11 (22) |
Gastrointestinal complaints | 17 (35) |
Coronary disease | 16 (33) |
Depression/anxiety | 15 (31) |
Asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9 (18) |
Heart failure | 12 (24) |
Other | 12 (24) |
MAI score, average (range) | |
T=0 | 19.9 (0–59) |
T=3 | 10.0 (0–41) |
Number of drugs in the HARM Trigger list, average (range) | |
T=0 | 2.3 (0–7) |
T=3 | 1.8 (0–5) |
Number of drugs in the Beers list, average (range) | |
T=0 | 2.1 (0–6) |
T=3 | 1.5 (0–5) |
MAI, Medication Appropriateness Index.