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. 2025 Jan 24;122(2):55-56.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0214.

Assessing Medication Self-Management by the Elderly—A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Indicators from the ABLYMED Study

Assessing Medication Self-Management by the Elderly—A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Indicators from the ABLYMED Study

Anneke Luegering et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. .
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Percentage of patients with and without problems in the videos of 5 different modes of administration of placebo
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Table. Percentages (numbers) of patients with and without problems on the questionnaire and in the videos
With problems on questionnaire: question answered “yes” (Do you have a problem with …). Without problems on questionnaire: question answered “no” (Do you have a problem with …). With problems in the videos: overall impression / manipulation step scored 4 (poor / severe difficulty) or 5 (very poor / not possible) Without problems in the videos: overall impression / manipulation step scored 1 (very good / no difficulty), 2 (good /mild difficulty), or 3 (fair / moderate difficulty). *1 None of the patients expressed any difficulty with pens or patches on the questionnaire. *2 This table consists of data only from persons who were taking a medication with the particular mode of administration in question.

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