Table 5 The cost of PIMs in patients group who used pharmacist home visit or not
(Total cost of PIMs per patient per month in USD) | ||||||
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Using nurse home visit programs (weighted by PS for nurse) | ||||||
n | Patients who used nurse home visit programs (n = 203) | Patients who did not use nurse home visit programs (n = 227) | Difference between two groups | 95% CI | P-value | |
All patients† | 430 | 5.9 ± 13.1 | 7.1 ± 13.9 | 1.2 | −0.63 - 3.0 | 0.199 |
Patients who used pharmacist home visit programs† | 182 | 9.1 ± 17.8 | 8.8 ± 15.3 | −0.22 | −3.7 - 3.2 | 0.898 |
Patients who did not use pharmacist home visit programs† | 248 | 3.6 ± 7.7 | 5.8 ± 12.7 | 2.2 | 0.31 - 4.0 | 0.022 |