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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of focus groups and total intervention group patients

From: Barriers and facilitators with medication use during the transition from hospital to home: a qualitative study among patients

 

Group 1 (n = 7)

Group 2 (n = 7)

Group 3 (n = 5)

Overall (n = 19)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

69.0 [9.3]

76.3 [5.3]

65.6 [11.3]

70.8 [9.3]

Gender

 Male [n, (%)]

4 (57.1)

5 (71.4)

3 (60.0)

12 (63.2)

Number of medications at discharge

 Mean ± SD

9.9 [3.0]

8.4 [3.7]

10.8 [2.3]

9.6 [3.1]

Number of in-hospital medication changes per patient

 Mean ± SD

2.9 [1.3]

3.6 [2.0]

4.2 [2.6]

3.5 [1.9]

Help with medication use at home (e.g. homecare) [n, (%)]

1 (14.3)

2 (28.6)

0 (0)

3 (15.8)

Living situation [n, (%)]

 Living alone

2 (28.6)

3 (42.9)

1 (20.0)

6 (31.6)

 Living together

5 (71.4)

4 (57.1)

4 (80.0)

13 (68.4)

Hospital [n, (%)]

 BovenIJ

6 (85.7)

 

1 (20.0)

7 (36.8)

 OLVG

1 (14.3)

7 (100.0)

4 (80.0)

12 (63.2)

Admission type [n, (%)]

 Unplanned

5 (71.4)

7 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

17 (89.5)

 Planned

2 (28.6)

  

2 (10.5)

Ward type [n, (%)]

 Cardiology

4 (57.1)

4 (57.1)

2 (40.0)

10 (52.6)

 Internal Medicine

2 (28.6)

2 (28.6)

2 (40.0)

6 (31.6)

 Pulmonology

 

1 (14.3)

1 (20.0)

2 (10.5)

 Neurology

1 (14.3)

  

1 (5.3)