Table 4

Crude and adjusted OR on drug factors and acceptance by physician on pharmacist interventions

VariablesIntervention rejectedIntervention acceptedCrude OR (CI)p ValueMultivariate OR (CI)*p Value
Number of medications
 9 or more67192ReferenceReference
 5–8351481.48 (0.93 to 2.34)0.11.75 (1.07 to 2.87)0.03
 0–49522.02 (0.94 to 4.31)0.072.76 (1.20 to 6.32)0.02
Category of drugs intervened
 Cardiovascular1017ReferenceReference
 Gastrointestinal5412.14 (0.92 to 4.93)0.083.46 (1.06 to 11.26)0.04
 Supplements471682.1 (0.9 to 4.9)0.093.20 (1.06 to 9.69)
 Others011
Type of drugs intervened
 Preventive63202Reference0.28Reference
 Acute361491.29 (0.81 to 2.05)0.861.09 (0.54 to 2.17)0.82
 Chronic12411.07 (0.52 to 2.15)1.77 (0.68 to 4.64)0.25
  • *Multivariate logistic regression, α=0.05. Adjusted for functional status, admission specialty and types of intervention.