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Table 3 Proportion patients that is positive towards a statement during standard care versus POM use

From: The effect of Patient’s Own Medication use on patient’s self-reported medication knowledge during hospitalisation: a pre-post intervention study

Statement (part B)

Moment of response

Standard care (% positive)

POM use (% positive)

P value*

Sense of medication safety

 B1 I think that continued use of the medicines I use at home reduces the number of medication errors

At discharge

52.9

74.0

< 0.01

Attitude towards the provision of information

 B2 During hospitalisation it is clear to me which medicines from home I still use.

During hospitalisation

85.8

92.3

0.01

 B3 I am informed about replacing a medicine that I use at home with a medicine from the hospital.

During hospitalisation

65.4

67.8

0.50

 B4 When medication is started during the admission, I am informed about this.

During hospitalisation

76.3

79.6

0.29

 B5 I have no more questions about my medication after admission.

At discharge

85.2

89.3

0.10

 B6 I know where or to whom I can go with my questions about medication.

At discharge

87.5

92.6

0.02

Attitude towards inpatient medication use

 B7 I would like to be able to continue to use my medicines from home during the admission.

At discharge

68.2

82.2

< 0.01

 B8 I would like to manage my medicines from home (when they are used during the admission) by myself.

At discharge

56.2

62.7

0.08

  1. Used aberrations: POM Patient’s Own Medication
  2. * Pearson Chi-Square test