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Table 4 Comparison of changes in the number of drugs and number of doses from admission to discharge

From: Development and evaluation of a formula for predicting introduction of medication self-management in stroke patients in the Kaifukuki rehabilitation ward

 

Admission

Self-management introduced taking the drug

P value

Discharge

P value

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

  1. SM medication self-management group