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Table 5 Differences between elderly and non-elderly who wish deprescribing. Number of medications, MRCI score, Satisfaction

From: Analysis of patients’ thoughts and background factors influencing attitudes toward Deprescribing: interviews to obtain hints for highly satisfying and valid prescriptions

 

Patients who wish deprescribing

p-value

age<65 (n = 7)

age65 (n = 33)

Number of medications (median)

8 (2–19)

9 (2–38)

0.391

MRCI score (median)

29 (7–74.5)

35 (7–135.5)

0.455

Satisfaction (median)

3 (2–4)

3 (1–4)

0.759

  1. Mann-Whitney U-test