GI_with (N = 46) | GI_without (N = 38) | Gc (N = 42) | |
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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) |