Table 3

Drug administrations and interruptions observed at baseline and in the postintervention period

 Intervention wards Control wards
BaselinePostinterventionBaselinePostinterventionTotal
No. of drug administrations12251177120411754781
Rate (no) of total interruptions per 100 administrations56 (686)38 (451)59 (707)57 (674)53 (2518)
Rate (no) of non-medication-related interruptions per 100 administrations50 (608)34 (397)51 (616)53 (617)47 (2238)