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Table 1 Descriptive baseline characteristics, n = 123 participating residents

From: The OptimaMed intervention to reduce medication burden in nursing home residents with severe dementia: results from a pragmatic, controlled study

 

Mean or % (± SD and/or range)

Intervention group

(n = 59)

Control group

(n = 64)

Age (years, mean)

(range)

83.2 ± 9.5

(59.8 – 102.7)

86.6 ± 8.3

(70.1 – 105.4)

Female (%)

72.9

81.3

Follow-up (days, mean)

165.9

188.4

isoSMAF score (%)

10

3.39

1.56

11

1.69

3.13

12

11.86

10.94

13

33.90

39.06

14

49.15

45.31

Charlson Comorbidity Score (mean)

(range)

6.88 ± 1.69

(3 – 10)

7.31 ± 1.83

(4 – 14)

CMAI (mean)

(range)

39.1 ± 9.6

(30 – 80)

36.0 ± 8.1

(30 – 62)

PACSLAC-F short version (mean)

(range)

4.93 ± 3.15

(1 – 17)

4.05 ± 3.01

(1 – 15)

Died during follow-up (n (%))

17 (29%)

20 (31%)

  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. Note: Total number of problematic behaviors observed during medication administration n at baseline: 5 in the control and 4 in the intervention NHs