Association between BPMH sources and error rates
| Sources | Total errors | p Value | ||
| 0 (N=76) | ≥1 (N=20) | |||
| General practitioner | No | 67 (77%) | 20 (23%) | 0.11 |
| Yes | 9 (100%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Pharmacist | No | 64 (81%) | 15 (19%) | 0.39 |
| Yes | 12 (70.6%) | 5 (29.4%) | ||
| Patient’s medication list | No | 66 (80.5%) | 16 (19.5%) | 0.48 |
| Yes | 10 (71.4%) | 4 (28.6%) | ||
| Previous admission | No | 48 (82.8%) | 10 (17.2%) | 0.31 |
| Yes | 28 (73.7%) | 10 (26.3%) | ||
| Own medications | No | 36 (85.7%) | 6 (14.3%) | 0.21 |
| Yes | 40 (74.1%) | 14 (25.9%) | ||
| Other | No | 69 (81.2%) | 16 (18.8%) | 0.23 |
| Yes | 7 (63.6%) | 4 (36.4%) | ||
| Residential aged care facility | No | 75 (78.9%) | 20 (21.1%) | NA |
| Yes | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Patient or carer | No | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | NA |
| Yes | 74 (78.7%) | 20 (21.3%) | ||
Three patients’ BPMH did not have sources documented therefore were not included in analysis.
BPMH, best possible medication history; NA, not applicable.