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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of medication factors

From: Analysis of factors contributing to medication errors during self-management of medication in the rehabilitation ward: a case control study

 

Medication error group (n = 374)

No-medication error group (n = 374)

Odds Ratio

95%CI

P

Number of medications, median (IQR)

6

(4–8)

5

(3–7)

1.1

1.0–1.2

0.01

Number of administrations per day, median (IQR)

3

(2–4)

2

(1–3)

1.1

1.0–1.3

0.04

Dosing frequency on indicated days, n (%)

22

(6)

8

(2)

2.6

1.1–6.2

0.03

Medication from multiple prescriptions, n (%)

194

(52)

124

(33)

1.8

1.3–2.5

< 0.01

Not one package or one table at each dosage, n (%)

287

(77)

250

(67)

0.7

0.5–1.1

0.13

  1. IQR Interquartile range