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Table 2 Demographics of the study population (n = 53)

From: Interventional study to improve adherence to phosphate binder treatment in dialysis patients

Characteristics

 

Age in years, median, mean (range)

72, 68 (21–93)

Female, n (%)

16 (30)

Hemodialysis (HD), n (%)

37 (70)

Hemodiafiltration (HDF), n (%)

16 (30)

Dialysis months, median, mean (range)

28, 34 (4–140)

Number of medicines, median, mean (range)

13, 13 (7–20)

Patients using multidose drug dispensing aida, n

11

Patients using N05b=psycholeptics and/or N06b=psychoanaleptics, n

25

  1. aMultidose drug dispensing aid: meaning a sachet system where tablets and capsules for a particular date and dose time are packed in an individual sachet, labelled with date and time, the medicine details and the patient’s name. Sachets are prepared using automated packing technology [38]
  2. bWHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification. Psycholeptics = antipsychotics, anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives. Psychoanaleptics = antidepressants, psychostimulants and anti-dementia drugs