| Hospital N = 144 | Hospice N = 127 | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n. | % | n. | % |  | |
Potentially inappropriate drugs* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Antiulcer Drugs | 104 | 72.2 | 82 | 64.6 | .398 | |
Antibiotics | 89 | 61.8 | 18 | 14.2 | .000 | |
Steroids | 82 | 56.9 | 79 | 62.2 | .668 | |
Anticoagulents | 73 | 50.7 | 43 | 33.9 | .020 | |
Supplements | 52 | 36.1 | 12 | 9.4 | .000 | |
Antihypertensives | 39 | 26.9 | 12 | 9.4 | .001 | |
Antiarryhthmics | 25 | 17.4 | 10 | 7.9 | .067 | |
Replacement Hormones | 22 | 15.3 | 11 | 8.7 | .251 | |
Vasodilator Drugs | 16 | 11.1 | 5 | 3.9 | .088 | |
Dopamine | 9 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | .016 | |
Number of inappropriate drugs | 0 | 8 | 5.6 | 20 | 15.9 | Â |
1-2 | 28 | 19.6 | 53 | 42.1 | Â | |
3-4 | 66 | 45.8 | 46 | 36.5 | Â | |
 | 5+ | 41 | 28.7 | 7 | 5.6 | .000 |
Potentially appropriate drugs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Opioids | 97 | 66.9 | 112 | 88.2 | .000 | |
Drugs for Nausea/Vomiting | 22 | 15.3 | 27 | 21.3 | .438 | |
Haloperidol | 17 | 11.8 | 81 | 63.8 | .000 | |
Midazolam | 8 | 5.6 | 91 | 71.7 | .000 | |
Drugs for pulmonary secretions | 6 | 4.2 | 60 | 47.2 | .000 | |
Number of appropriate drugs | 0 | 45 | 31.3 | 8 | 6.3 | Â |
 | 1-2 | 98 | 68.5 | 111 | 88.1 |  |
 | 3-4 | - | - | 7 | 5.6 |  |
 | 5+ | - | - | - | - | .000 |