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Table 4 Comparison of scores between managed and non-managed participants

From: Pilot evaluation of the psychometric properties of a self-medication Risk Assessment Tool among elderly patients in a community setting

Parameter

RAT score, median (IQR)

p-value

 

Managed (N = 6)

Non-managed (N = 31)

 

Total risk score

6.5 (4, 12)

3 (2, 5)

0.0710

Cognitive risk sub-score

6.5 (4, 8)

3 (1, 4)

0.0461

Physical risk sub-score

1 (0, 3)

0 (0, 2)

0.4362

  1. RAT - Risk Assessment Tool; IQR - Interquartile Range; managed patients - on managed level of care of the Administration of Medicines scheme of the West Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership (WGCHCP)
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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