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Table 3 Participant characteristics

From: Team approach to polypharmacy evaluation and reduction: feasibility randomized trial of a structured clinical pathway to reduce polypharmacy

Variable

Intervention group (n = 18)

Control group (n = 19)

Age (in years); mean (SD)

79 (3.57)

80 (6.17)

Gender (female); n (%)

10 (56)

10 (53)

Income; n (%)

 ≤ US $20,000

-

3 (16)

 US $20,001–50,000

6 (33)

8 (42)

 US $50,001–70,000

3 (17)

3 (16)

 US $70,001–100,000

3 (17)

2 (11)

 100,001–150,000

3 (17)

-

 > US $150,000

-

1 (5)

Private insurance (yes); n (%)

1 (5.6)

1 (5)

BMQ general score; mean (SD)

20.17 (3.31)

21.37 (3.35)

Range

15.00, 28.00

16.00, 27.00

BMQ specific score; mean (SD)

30.35 (4.83)

31.47 (3.12)

Range

17.00, 38.00

26.00, 38.00

Charlson Comorbidity Index score; mean (SD)

Range

3.61 (2.64)

1.00, 9.00

2.95 (2.48)

0.00, 8.00

Number of prescribed medications; mean (SD)

Range

7.33 (1.78)

4.00, 10.00

8.26 (3.63)

5.00, 18.00

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, BMQ beliefs about medicines questionnaire, general score ranging from 8 to 40 with higher values indicating stronger beliefs that medicines are overused and may cause harm, and specific score ranging from 10 to 50 with higher values indicating stronger belief in the necessity of patient-specific medication use and more concerns regarding patient-specific medication use; Charlson Comorbidity Index score ranges 0–33 with higher values representing higher comorbidity