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Table 2 Distribution of source of information about the new prescription drug according to characteristics and knowledge of patients

From: Information about management of chronic drug therapies prescribed at hospital discharge: does it affect patients’ knowledge and self-confidence?

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

  1. The numbers that do not add to 530 are due to missing data for the variable