Research Article
Adherence to Medications after Hospital Discharge in the Elderly
Table 1
Patient demographics.
| Variables | Mean (range) |
| Age | 76 years (65–94) | Gender | | Male | 21 (45.6%) | Female | 25 (54.4%) | Number of medications per patient | 9.98 prescription meds (2–21) 1.83 herbal/vitamins (0–9) | Length of stay | 4.31 days (1–13) | Number of chronic diseases | 6.98 diseases (2–14) |
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