Table 6 Medication appropriateness and quality of life
From: Medication quality and quality of life in the elderly, a cohort study
Group | EQ VAS at study start | EQ VAS at 6 months | EQ VAS at 12 months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | n= | Mean | Median | n= | Mean | Median | n= | |
A (lowest MAI score) | 55.8 | 50.0 | 47 | 61.0 | 60.0 | 33 | 63.2 | 60.0 | 32 |
B (medium MAI score) | 51.2 | 50.0 | 43 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 32 | 51.0 | 50.0 | 32 |
C (highest MAI score) | 46.2 | 50.0 | 46 | 45.2 | 50.0 | 29 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 34 |
p = 0.026 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.007 | |||||||