Table 2 Working time used for medication management in minutes analyzed with two sample t-test (Bonferroni corrected p-values)
Variable | Baseline (5 days) | 1-month (5 days) | 2-month (5 days) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IG (n = 64) meana (SD) | CG (n = 46) meana (SD) | p-value | IG (n = 64) meana (SD) | CG (n = 46) meana (SD) | p-value | IG (n = 64) meana (SD) | CG (n = 46) meana (SD) | p-value | |
Total time for medication management | 6.49 (2.7) | 5.15 (3.1) | < 0.003 | 16.37 (5.73) | 4.48 (2.92) | < 0.003 | 16.74 (4.36) | 5.13 (3.32) | < 0.003 |
Ordering medications | 0.03 (0.43) | 0.4 (1.73) | < 0.003 | 0.05 (0.52) | 0.23 (1.20) | 0.039 | 0 | 0.60 (2.09) | < 0.003 |
Dispensing medications into the robot | 0 | 0 | 8.43 (5.74) | 0 | < 0.003 | 10.77 (2.95) | 0 | < 0.003 | |
Dispensing medications to the dosette | 1.60 (1.46) | 0.68 (1.61) | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.50 (1.68) | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.49 (1.68) | < 0.003 |
Reconstitution medications | 0.63 (0.84) | 0.32 (0.47) | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.09 (0.29) | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.09 (0.28) | < 0.003 |
Administrating medications (Tablet) | 2.59 (1.14) | 2.09 (1.18) | < 0.003 | 0 | 2.46 (1.37) | < 0.003 | 0 | 2.38 (1.46) | < 0.003 |
Administrating medications using other routes | 0.43 (0.81) | 0.83 (0.99) | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.64 (1.10) | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.66 (1.14) | < 0.003 |
Monitoring medications’ effects | 0.39 (0.81) | 0 | < 0.003 | 0 | 0.0 (0.077) | 1.00 | 0.18 (0.58) | 0 | < 0.003 |
Medication education | 0.82 (1.21) | 0.80 (1.54) | 1.00 | 7.88 (3.09) | 0.56 (1.23) | < 0.003 | 5.79 (2.54) | 0.91 (1.58) | < 0.003 |