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Table 1 Matched Variable for the 684 Consolidated Recommendations

From: Maximizing acceptance of clinical pharmacy recommendations to reduce length of hospital stay in a private hospital from Amman, Jordan

Variable

Accepted (N = 519)

Rejected (N = 165)

P-value

Demographic Factors

 Patient Age in Years

44 (0.05–92)

53 (0.05–92)

 

 Gender

M: 282 (54%)

M: 96 (58%)

 

 Nationality

Jordan: 477 (92%)

Jordan: 150 (91%)

 

 Age Group

Adult: 381 (73%)

Adult: 127 (77%)

 

 Criticality

Critical: 151 (29%)

Critical: 55 (33%)

 

 Elderly (>  84 years old)

Yes: 29 (6%)

Yes: 10 (6%)

 

 Insurance status

Insured: 351 (68%)

Insured: 108 (66%)

 

 Hospital Stay, Before Index

1.0 (0.0–38.0)

1.0 (0.0–10.0)

 

 ICUa Stay, Before Index

0.0 (0.0–38.0)

0.0 (0.0–9.0)

 

Risk of Hospitalization Factors

 Anticholinergic

Yes: 1 (<  1%)

Yes: 1 (<  1%)

 

 Antiarrhythmic

Yes: 7 (1%)

Yes: 3 (2%)

 

 Dementia

Yes: 32 (6%)

Yes: 15 (9%)

 

 Anemia

Yes: 22 (4%)

Yes: 13 (8%)

0.065

 Heart Failure

Yes: 14 (3%)

Yes: 9 (6%)

0.087

 Two Anti-hypertensives

Yes: 37 (7%)

Yes: 19 (12%)

0.073

 Three Anti-hypertensives

Yes: 13 (3%)

Yes: 9 (5%)

0.061

 Beta Blocker

Yes: 55 (11%)

Yes: 20 (12%)

 

 Benzodiazepines

Yes: 18 (4%)

Yes: 9 (6%)

 

 Tricyclic Antidepressants

Yes: 0 (0%)

Yes: 0 (0%)

 

 Non-Green Antibiotics

Yes: 242 (47%)

Yes: 87 (53%)

 

 Surgical case

Yes: 56 (11%)

Yes: 18 (11%)

 

Clinical Pharmacy Recommendation Types

 Non-drug Recommendation

Yes: 198 (38%)

Yes: 77 (47%)

0.052

 Change in Drug Form

Yes: 70 (14%)

Yes: 30 (18%)

 

 Change in Dose

Yes: 376 (72%)

Yes: 123 (75%)

 

 Change in Frequency

Yes: 297 (57%)

Yes: 98 (59%)

 

 Change in Route

Yes: 129 (25%)

Yes: 45 (27%)

 

 Change in Duration

Yes: 71 (14%)

Yes: 17 (10%)

 

 Safety Related

Yes: 161 (31%)

Yes: 56 (34%)

 

 Miscellaneous

Yes: 287 (55%)

Yes: 98 (59%)

 

 Not Determined

Yes: 34 (7%)

Yes: 9 (5%)

 

Scores

 Problem Complexity

1.0 (0.0–1.0)

0.9 (0.0–1.0)

 

 Problem Intention

1.0 (0.0–1.0)

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

 

 Clinical Domain

1.0 (0.0–1.0)

1.0 (0.7–1.0)

 

 Prescribing Step

1.0 (0.0–1.0)

0.4 (0.0–1.0)

 

 Outcomes Driven

0.2 (0.0–1.0)

0.3 (0.0–1.0)

 

 Diagnosis Revised

0.0 (0.0–1.0)

0.0 (0.0–1.0)

 
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