From: Impact of a nurse-based intervention on medication outcomes in vulnerable older adults
Intervention N = 622 | Control N = 596 | |
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Age (mean, SD) | 71.6 (10.2) | 73.4 (9.9) |
Female sex | 365 (59) | 329 (55) |
No. of chronic conditions (mean, SD)a | 4.1 (2.1) | 4.8 (2.3) |
ACG score (median, IQR)b | 0.29 (0.22–0.42) | 0.25 (0.18–0.39) |
Number of medications at baseline (mean, SD) | 6.6 (3.3) | 7.1 (3.2) |
Number of changes in medications in the 9 months prior to baseline | 3.9 (2.7) | 3.9 (2.8) |
Number of symptom-focused medications at baseline | ||
0 | 203 (33) | 150 (25) |
1 | 161 (26) | 165 (28) |
2 or more | 258 (41) | 281 (47) |