Two logistic regression models were built to explore the predictive power for low or high/medium risk assessment of the SIQ score, Y-LSQ item and indication for admission as inpatient (model 1) or for the SIQ, 8 critical items score, Y-LSQ item and indication for admission as inpatient (model 2).
In adherence with the principles of appropriate prescribing for elderly [ 3, 21, 27, 28] the item of indication was deemed fundamental in our analysis and scoring of MAI.
The priority of an item is an indication of its value or importance to the player, and is the inverse of this normalized distance.
Next to every item's size indication, there is a "Size and Fit Guide".
Comparison of the mean location score obtained for persons with that of the value of zero set for the items provides an indication of how well targeted the items are for the individuals in the sample [ 27].
As mentioned before, these item locations are indications of the level of severity.
Appendix A contains all the Wagner et al items and an indication of which we retained in the present study and which we did not use.
We regarded each of the following items as an indication of a retrospective design: registry reports and reviewing of medical records.
After each thyroidectomy, the surgeon would systematically complete a patient report form, which included items regarding surgical indication and procedures, and the number of interventions that the surgeon had undertaken that day.
Every drug was checked in accordance with the MAI routine on ten items regarding medication indication, effectiveness, dosage, directions, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, practicality, expense, duplication and duration [ 17, 18].
