Admission | Self-management introduced taking the drug | P value | Discharge | P value | ||
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
SM (n = 39) | Number of drugs | 4.4 ± 2.3 | 4.8 ± 2.4 | 0.147 | 5.0 ± 2.6 | 0.068 |
Number of doses per day | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 2.3 ± 1.2 | 0.744 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 0.680 | |
non-SM (n = 65) | Number of drugs | 6.4 ± 3.3 | - | - | 6.9 ± 2.7 | 0.084 |
Number of doses per day | 3.0 ± 1.2 | - | - | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 0.494 |