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Table 1 Socio-demographic data (collected via paper-based questionnaire)

From: HIOPP-6 – a pilot study on the evaluation of an electronic tool to assess and reduce the complexity of drug treatment considering patients’ views

 

GI_with

(N = 46)

GI_without

(N = 38)

Gc

(N = 42)

Age, mean ± SD [years]

71.6 ± 11.1

(m.a.: 1)

73.9 ± 9.4

(m.a.: 2)

70.3 ± 11.6

Number of women (%)

21 (45.7)

17 (44.7)

(m.a.: 1)

21 (50.0)

Number of medications, mean ± SD

9.9 ± 2.6

8.9 ± 2.1

9.1 ± 2.6

Number of patients having the following education (%)

 no graduation

2 (4.3)

1 (2.6)

3 (7.1)

 lower secondary

29 (63.0)

27 (71.1)

18 (42.9)

 secondary

5 (10.9)

4 (10.5)

10 (23.8)

 high school

8 (17.4)

4 (10.5)

8 (19.0)

 other

1 (2.2)

1 (2.6)

3 (7.1)

 missing answer

1 (2.2)

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

Number of patients having medical knowledge because of their profession (%)

4 (8.7)

3 (7.9)

(m.a.: 2)

0 (0)

(m.a.: 5)

Median duration of GP-patient-relationship [years] (range)

9* (0.5 – 45.0)

(m.a.: 3)

16* (1 – 40.0)

(m.a.: 3)

5* (0.2 – 35.0)

(m.a.: 2)

Number of patients who experienced difficulties with medication administration in the past (%)

5 (10.9)

5 (13.2)

(m.a.: 1)

7 (16.7)

  1. *Statistically significant difference (P = 0.001; Kruskal–Wallis test); GI_with: automated and personalized analysis; GI_without: exclusively automated analysis; GC: routine care; m.a.: missing answer