Characteristics of participating pharmacies, GPs, and patients.
| Characteristics | Written feedback | Case conferences |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies, n | 13 | 15 |
| Pharmacists employed in the pharmacy, n | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Older patients (≥75 years) at the pharmacy, % | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| Pharmacies with 350 or more prescriptions a day, %a | 58.3 | 71.4 |
| GPs, n | 37b | 40c |
| Single-handed practices, % | 59.3 | 32.4e |
| Patients in practice, nd | 3168 | 3279 |
| Patients aged ≥75 years in general practice, % | 10.6 | 13.5 |
| Patients, n | 351 | 387 |
| Age of patients, years | 81 | 81 |
| Males, % | 34.9 | 40.6 |
| Mean number of medicines used by participants (as measured by computerised screening tool), n | 7.3 | 7.1 |
Student's t-test for differences in continuous values and χ2 statistics for binominal values.
↵a Two pharmacists did not answer the question about daily number of prescriptions, evenly divided over both intervention groups.
↵b Twenty-seven questionnaires from GPs in the written-feedback group were received (73% response).
↵c Thirty-seven questionnaires from GPs in the case-conference group were received (93% response).
↵d Seven GPs did not answer the question about number of patients in practice: three in the feedback in writing group, four in the group with case conferences.
↵e P<0.05.