Table 1 Patient demographics (n = 116)
From: Obtaining medication histories via telepharmacy: an observational study
Patient demographics | Deviation risk of best possible medication histories | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No deviation n = 91 (%) | Deviation n = 25 (%) | Total, n (%) | ||
Age, n (%) | ||||
< 65 years | 38 (41.8) | 9 (36.0) | 47 (40.5) | 0.60 |
66–75 years | 20 (22.0) | 8 (32.0) | 28 (24.1) | 0.30 |
76–85 years | 19 (20.9) | 7 (28.0) | 26 (22.4) | 0.45 |
> 85 years | 14 (15.4) | 1 (4.0) | 15 (12.9) | 0.13 |
Male, n (%) | 49 (53.8) | 11 (44.0) | 60 (51.7) | 0.38 |
Emergency admission, n (%) | 74 (81.3) | 20 (80.0) | 94 (81.0) | 0.88 |
Surgery-related admission, n (%) | 22 (24.2) | 6 (24.0) | 28 (24.1) | 0.99 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score, mean (STD) | 4.11 (2.98) | 4.32 (2.66) | 4.16 (2.91) | 0.75 |
Total number of medicines, mean (STD) | 8.80 (5.01) | 11.44 (6.44) | 9.37 (5.43) | 0.03 |