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Table 3 PIP frequency in the pre-and post-intervention phases by GP

From: Using a mobile application to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing for older Brazilian adults in primary care: a triple-blind randomised clinical trial

Group and GP

Pre-intervention phase

 

Post-intervention phase

RRR (%)

PIP No (n)

PIP Yes (n)

PIP (%)

RR PIP

 

PIP No (n)

PIP Yes (n)

PIP (%)

RR PIP

Control

          

 C1

9

2

18

0.22

 

23

3

12

0.13

33

 C2

2

3

60

1.50

 

17

3

15

0.18

75

 C3

10

2

17

0.20

 

7

10

59

1.43

−247

 C4

7

4

36

0.57

 

14

4

22

0.29

39

 C5

10

5

33

0.50

 

11

8

42

0.73

−27

 C6

5

7

58

1.40

 

10

10

50

1.00

14

 C7

7

4

36

0.57

 

15

6

29

0.40

19

Intervention

          

 I1

2

4

67

2.00

 

14

6

30

0.43

55

 I2

7

3

30

0.43

 

20

6

23

0.30

23

 I3

6

4

40

0.67

 

19

9

32

0.47

20

 I4

8

6

43

0.75

 

4

0

0

0.00

100

 I5

9

3

25

0.33

 

8

9

53

1.13

−112

 I6

4

3

43

0.75

 

15

8

35

0.53

19

 I7

5

5

50

1.00

 

17

8

32

0.47

36

  1. C, control; I, intervention; PIP, potentially inappropriate prescribing; RR, relative risk; RRR, relative risk reduction