Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population grouped into control and test group, at V1 (N = 153) and an inter-group comparison
From: Improved adherence with Medicines Use Review service in Slovenia: a randomized controlled trial
Baseline characteristics | Control group (N = 76) | Test group (N = 77) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [years; mean (SD) and range] | 67.8 (9.56) | 41–89 | 68.7 (10.3) | 39–86 | 0.479 |
Gender [female; n/%] | 38 | 50.0 | 49 | 63.6 | 0.089 |
Employment status [retireda; n/%] | 63 | 82.9 | 67 | 87.0 | 0.356 |
Education [n/%] | |||||
Elementary school | 14 | 18.4 | 13 | 16.9 | 0.775 |
High school | 36 | 47.4 | 41 | 53.2 | |
College | 15 | 19.7 | 13 | 16.9 | |
University | 10 | 13.2 | 9 | 11.7 | |
Do not want to answer | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | |
Number of Rx medicines for regular use [median and range] | 7 | 2–13 | 7 | 2–13 | 0.644 |
Number of units of medicines per day [median and range] | 8 | 2–23 | 8 | 2–21 | 0.970 |
How many times per day patients take their medicines [n/%] | |||||
Once per day | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.970 |
Twice per day | 46 | 61.0 | 41 | 53.0 | |
Three times per day | 27 | 36.0 | 32 | 42.0 | |
Four times per day | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | |
Different pharmaceutical forms [n/%] | |||||
Different pharmaceutical forms | 33 | 43.0 | 41 | 53.0 | 0.224 |
Only tablets and capsules | 43 | 57.0 | 36 | 47.0 | |
(Co)paying for medicines [yes; n/%] | 47 | 61.8 | 37 | 48.1 | 0.087 |
Help with medicines use [yes; n/%] | 7 | 9.2 | 8 | 10.4 | 0.806 |
Self-reported current health status [n/%] | |||||
Very poor | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.9 | 0.999 |
Poor | 5 | 6.6 | 5 | 6.5 | |
Medium | 47 | 61.8 | 43 | 55.8 | |
Good | 20 | 26.3 | 23 | 29.9 | |
Very good | 2 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.6 | |
Don’t want to answer | 2 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.3 | |