Characteristic | Hospital physician | Discharge form | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N(530) | % | N | % | N | % | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 302 | 57 | 188 | 62.2 | 114 | 37.8 |
Female | 228 | 43 | 171 | 75 | 57 | 25 |
χ2 = 9.66, 1 df, p = 0.002 | ||||||
Age | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 63.3 ± 13.7 | 62.9 ± 13.9 | 64.1 ± 13.3 | |||
t = 0.87, 528 df, p = 0.387 | ||||||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 410 | 77.4 | 278 | 67.8 | 132 | 32.2 |
Other | 120 | 22.6 | 81 | 67.5 | 39 | 32.5 |
χ2 = 0.004, 1 df, p = 0.950 | ||||||
Education level, years of schooling | ||||||
None | 53 | 10 | 32 | 60.4 | 21 | 39.6 |
5 | 166 | 31.3 | 115 | 69.3 | 51 | 30.7 |
8 | 183 | 34.5 | 120 | 65.6 | 63 | 34.4 |
≥ 13 | 128 | 24.2 | 92 | 71.9 | 36 | 28.1 |
χ2 = 2.88, 3 df, p = 0.410 | ||||||
Working activity | ||||||
Unemployed/ Retired | 407 | 76.8 | 273 | 67.1 | 134 | 32.9 |
Artisan/lower managerial | 69 | 13 | 46 | 66.7 | 23 | 33.3 |
High professional and managerial | 54 | 10.2 | 40 | 74.1 | 14 | 25.9 |
χ2 = 1.11, 2 df, p = 0.574 | ||||||
Living condition | ||||||
Alone | 40 | 7.5 | 28 | 70 | 12 | 30 |
Other | 490 | 92.5 | 331 | 67.5 | 159 | 32.5 |
χ2 = 0.1, 1 df, p = 0.750 | ||||||
Academic hospital | ||||||
Yes | 296 | 55.8 | 242 | 81.8 | 54 | 18.2 |
No | 234 | 44.2 | 117 | 50 | 117 | 50 |
χ2 = 60.31, 1 df, = < 0.001 | ||||||
Discharge ward | ||||||
General medicine | 161 | 30.4 | 111 | 68.9 | 50 | 31.1 |
Specialistic care | 369 | 69.6 | 248 | 67.2 | 121 | 32.8 |
χ2 = 0.15, 1 df, p = 0.694 | ||||||
Number of new prescription drugs | ||||||
1 | 197 | 37.2 | 145 | 73.6 | 52 | 26.4 |
> 1 | 333 | 62.8 | 214 | 64.3 | 119 | 35.7 |
χ2 = 4.94, 1 df, p = 0.026 | ||||||
Reported behavior about mode of administration of the new drug | ||||||
Correct | 527 | 100.0 | ||||
Not correct | 0 | – | ||||
Reported behaviour about time of administration of new drug | ||||||
Correct | 479 | 99.8 | ||||
Not correct | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
Knowledge about duration of treatment | ||||||
Correct | 348 | 96.7 | 254 | 73 | 94 | 27 |
Not correct | 12 | 3.3 | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 66.7 |
χ2 = 8.98, 1 df, p = 0.003 | ||||||
Knowledge about behavior in case of having forgotten medication intake | ||||||
Yes | 163 | 30.8 | 123 | 75.5 | 40 | 24.5 |
No | 367 | 69.2 | 236 | 64.3 | 131 | 35.7 |
χ2 = 6.43, 1 df, p = 0.011 | ||||||
Knowledge about behaviour in case of having taken the wrong dose of medication | ||||||
Yes | 127 | 24 | 100 | 78.7 | 27 | 21.3 |
No | 403 | 76 | 259 | 64.3 | 144 | 35.7 |
χ2 = 9.25, 1 df, p = 0.002 | ||||||
Knowledge about possible side effects | ||||||
Yes | 45 | 8.5 | 33 | 73.3 | 12 | 26.7 |
No | 485 | 91.5 | 326 | 67.2 | 159 | 32.8 |
χ2 = 0.71, 1 df, p = 0.401 | ||||||
Favourite person to contact in case of doubt about therapy | ||||||
PCP | 291 | 54.9 | 173 | 59.4 | 118 | 40.6 |
Hospital specialist | 205 | 38.7 | 167 | 81.5 | 38 | 18.5 |
Private specialist | 34 | 6.4 | 19 | 55.9 | 15 | 44.1 |
χ2 = 29, 2 df, p = < 0.001 | ||||||
Need for more information about the new medication | ||||||
Yes | 220 | 41.5 | 117 | 53.2 | 103 | 46.8 |
No | 310 | 58.5 | 242 | 78.1 | 68 | 21.9 |
χ2 = 36.45, 1 df, p < 0.001 |