Table 3 The patterns of psychotropic drug prescriptions in 0–3 months before events and in other previous periods (> 3 months before events), compared with those in the CD group (N = 1278, Model 2)

Intercept^†

0.04

(0.03, 0.06)

0.03

(0.02, 0.05)

0.05

(0.03, 0.06)

0.12

(0.09, 0.16)

0.08

(0.06, 0.11)

Time dependent status

 CD group

1

1

1

1

1

 Was not admitted to NH yet

2.58^‡

(1.43, 4.65)

1.88

(0.83, 4.25)

0.91

(0.40, 2.09)

0.67

(0.35, 1.27)

0.95

(0.49, 1.86)

 Did not die yet

2.30

(1.50, 3.54)

1.39

(0.78, 2.47)

1.54

(0.97, 2.44)

0.59

(0.40, 0.89)

0.69

(0.44, 1.07)

 Was not deregistered yet

1.42

(0.88, 2.29)

1.07

(0.55, 2.09)

0.29

(0.14, 0.62)

0.67

(0.42, 1.06)

1.11

(0.70, 1.75)

 0–3 months before NH admission

5.46

(3.00, 9.94)

2.24

(0.93, 5.41)

0.83

(0.29, 2.39)

0.57

(0.25, 1.28)

0.59

(0.23, 1.53)

 0–3 months before death

4.02

(2.60, 6.21)

1.28

(0.67, 2.42)

3.25

(2.11, 5.02)

0.50

(0.31, 0.79)

0.29

(0.15, 0.57)

 0–3 months before deregistration for unclear reasons

2.61

(1.55, 4.39)

1.13

(0.53, 2.43)

0.30

(0.10, 0.84)

0.63

(0.37, 1.05)

0.65

(0.36, 1.19)