Deprescribing for polypharmacy | P-valuea | ||
---|---|---|---|
Acceptance | Refusal | ||
N = 82 | N = 54 | ||
Age, mean ± SD | 80.3 ± 7.5 | 82.3 ± 7.4 | 0.14 |
Men, n (%) | 22 (26.8) | 12 (22.2) | 0.69 |
Institutional resident, n (%) | 10 (12.2) | 7 (13.0) | 1.00 |
CCI, mean ± SD | 1.9 ± 1.5 | 1.7 ± 1.7 | 0.50 |
Current smoker, n (%) | 3 (3.7) | 7 (13.0) | 0.05 |
Regular drinker, n (%) | 7 (8.5) | 8 (14.8) | 0.28 |
Number of medications at admission, mean ± SD | 9.6 ± 3.2 | 9.0 ± 2.3 | 0.22 |
Primary reason for admission, n (%) | |||
Fracture | 56 (68.3) | 41 (75.9) | 0.44 |
Osteoarthritis | 6 (7.3) | 7 (13.1) | 0.37 |
Spinal stenosis | 9 (11.0) | 3 (5.6) | 0.36 |
Other | 11 (13.4) | 3 (5.6) | 0.16 |
Past medical history, n (%) | |||
Depression | 6 (7.3) | 8 (14.8) | 0.25 |
Insomnia | 28 (34.1) | 21 (38.9) | 0.59 |
Dementia | 15 (18.3) | 11 (20.4) | 0.83 |
Stroke | 23 (28.0) | 10 (18.5) | 0.23 |
Myocardial infarction | 8 (9.8) | 6 (11.1) | 0.78 |
Heart failure | 8 (9.8) | 3 (5.6) | 0.53 |
Diabetes mellitus | 19 (23.2) | 11 (20.4) | 0.83 |
Asthma or COPD | 10 (12.2) | 4 (7.4) | 0.57 |
Rheumatological disease | 10 (12.2) | 6 (11.1) | 1.00 |
Active cancer | 7 (8.5) | 2 (3.7) | 0.20 |