Research Article

Self-Reported Nonadherence Predicts Changes of Medication after Discharge from Hospital in People with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

Type of medication change and the initiator of change (the number of patients).

Type of changeWho changed the medication after patient’s discharge from hospital ?
PatientPhysician

Dose increase27 (N 5, GP 2)
Dose decrease78 (N 4, GP 4)
Change of medication14 (N 4, GP 0)
Unspecified27 (N 4, GP 3)

The first number indicates changes by neurologists (N) and the second number indicates changes by general practitioners (GP).