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Table 3 Quantile regression model showing factors associated with the proportion of medication information completeness (n = 240)

From: Medication information completeness in discharge summaries from a Norwegian rural hospital – a cross-sectional study

 

Quantile 1 (Q1) – 0.1 percentile

R2 = 0.576, MEA = 0.1108

Quantile 2 (Q2) – 0.25 percentile

R2 = 0.355, MEA = 0.0759

Quantile 3 (Q3) – 0.5 percentile

R2 = 0.208, MEA = 0.0559

Quantile 4 (Q4) – 0.75 percentile

R2 = 0.098, MEA = 0.0665

Variable

C

(95% CI)

p

C

(95% CI)

p

C

(95% CI)

p

C

(95% CI)

p

Age (years)

0.000

(−0.001

0.001)

0.426

0.000

(0.000

0.001)

0.451

0.000

(0.000

0.001)

0.223

0.000

(0.000

0.000)

0.712

Female sexa

0.023

(−0.011

0.057)

0.177

0.010

(−0.015

0.036)

0.420

−0.002

(−0.019

0.015)

0.833

0.002

(−0.010

0.014)

0.767

Admitted to Medical wardb

−0.020

(−0.060

0.021)

0.337

−0.003

(−0.033

0.027)

0.841

−0.017

(−0.037

0.003)

0.101

0.002

(−0.012

0.016)

0.800

Admitted to hospital ≤ 30 days previous (yes)

0.030

(−0.023

0.084)

0.266

0.029

(−0.011

0.069)

0.155

0.012

(−0.015

0.039)

0.372

0.004

(−0.015

0.023)

0.671

Admitted from ´not home´ c

0.006

(−0.041

0.052)

0.811

−0.030

(−0.064

0.005)

0.095

−0.030

(−0.053

−0.006)

0.013

−0.011

(−0.027

0.006)

0.208

Number of medications

0.004

(0.001

0.008)

0.011

0.003

(0.001

0.006)

0.009

0.002

(0.000

0.003)

0.044

−0.001

(−0.002

0.001)

0.358

Medication reconciliation at admission (yes)d

0.015

(−0.049

0.079)

0.650

0.047

(−0.001

0.094)

0.057

0.044

(0.012

0.076)

0.008

0.002

(−0.021

0.025)

0.866

Planned admission (yes) e

0.006

(−0.012

0.023)

0.523

0.010

(−0.003

0.023)

0.132

−0.002

(−0.010

0.007)

0.665

0.003

(−0.003

0.009)

0.334

Electronic tool for compilation of medication list applied (yes) f

0.890

(0.817

0.962)

P < 0.001

0.671

(0.617

0.725)

P < 0.001

0.433

(0.397

0.469)

P < 0.001

0.231

(0.205

0.257)

P < 0.001

(Intercept)

−0.139

(−0.263

−0.015)

0.028

0.137

(0.044

0.229)

P < 0.001

0.500

(0.438

0.561)

P < 0.001

0.755

(0.711

0.799)

P < 0.001

  1. MEA mean absolute error, C coefficient, p p-value, Q quantile
  2. a Reference: male sex
  3. b Reference: admitted to surgical ward
  4. c Reference: admitted from home
  5. d Reference: medication reconciliation at admission not performed
  6. e Reference: unplanned (acute) admission
  7. f Reference: no electronic tool applied, but compilated by free text
  8. Bold = statistically significant
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