Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included NHs

 Vaud

21 (38%)

23 (41%)

 Fribourg

6 (11%)

6 (11%)

 Geriatric

16 (29%)

19 (35%)

 Psycho-geriatric ^a

11 (20%)

9 (16%)

Number of average residents

48 [33–81]

35 [22–47]

Number of GPs

2 [1–3]

1 [1–2]

Proportion of potentially inappropriate galenic units

26% [20–30%]

22% [6–45%]

Number of potentially inappropriate DDD ^b

2.4 [1.8–2.7]

2.4 [1.9–2.7]

 Of which to avoid ^b

0.3 [0.2–0.5]

0.4 [0.2–0.5]

 Of which to reevaluate ^b

1.9 [1.6–2.3]

2.1 [1.6–2.3]

Mortality rate

32% [26–42%]

34% [26–48%]

Days in hospital ^c

2.7 [1.5–3.4]

2.5 [1.5–3.8]

Number of falls ^c

2.3 [1.7–3.3]

2.3 [1.4–3.1]

Rate of physical restraint use

23% [12–39%]

27% [12–45%]