(Total cost of PIMs per patient per month in USD) | ||||||
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 |  | Using pharmacist home visit programs (weighted by PS for pharmacist) | ||||
 | n | Patients who used pharmacist home visit programs (n = 182) | Patients who did not use pharmacist home visit programs (n = 248) | Difference between two groups | 95% CI | P-value |
All patients†| 430 | 7.2 ± 14.5 | 5.5 ± 11.5 | −1.7 | −3.5 - 0.07 | 0.06 |
Patients who used nurse home visit programs†| 203 | 5.5 ± 13.9 | 2.5 ± 6.0 | −2.9 | −5.0 - -0.83 | 0.006 |
Patients who did not use nurse home visit programs†| 227 | 8.7 ± 15.7 | 8.1 ± 14.2 | −0.66 | −3.4 - 2.1 | 0.64 |