Demographic characteristics at baseline
| Intervention (n=75) | Control (n=82) | |
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 75.7 (6.9) | 76.6 (6.7) |
| Sex (female) (n (%)) | 52 (69.3) | 59 (72.0) |
| Number of medicines (mean (SD) | 8.4 (2.4) | 9.3 (3.2) |
| DBI (mean (SD) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) |
| Marital status (n (%)) | ||
| Partner | 33 (44.0) | 44 (53.6) |
| Widow/widower/Divorced/single | 34 (45.3) | 32 (39.0) |
| Unknown | 8 (10.6) | 6 (7.3) |
| Level of education (n (%)) | ||
| No/low/middle | 58 (77.3) | 64 (78.0) |
| High | 9 (12.0) | 13 (15.8) |
| Unknown | 8 (10.6) | 5 (6.0) |
| Medication use at baseline (top 5 (n (%))) | ||
| ATC nervous system | 75 (100) | 82 (100) |
| ATC cardiovascular | 70 (93.3) | 74 (90.2) |
| ATC alimentary tract | 64 (85.3) | 71 (86.6) |
| ATC blood/blood forming organs | 49 (65.3) | 46 (56.1) |
| ATC respiratory tract | 20 (26.7) | 38 (46.3) |
ATC, Anatomic Therapeutic Classification; DBI, Drug Burden Index.