Treatment Patterns with Antidementia Drugs in the United States: Medicare Cohort Study.
Treatment Patterns with Antidementia Drugs in the United States: Medicare Cohort Study.
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DOI:
10.1111/jgs.14226
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发表时间:
2016-08
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Bynum JP
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作者:
Koller D;Hua T;Bynum JP
Currently, there is no curative treatment for dementia. Two anti-dementia drug classes are approved for treatment of symptoms but the magnitude of benefit is small, raising questions about how clinicians use them balanced against risks and cost. The objective is to evaluate frequency of use, whether populations most likely to benefit are treated, and correlates of treatment initiation. Nationally representative cohort study. Fee-for-service Medicare. 433,559 elderly patients with dementia, enrolled in Part A, B and D in 2009 and the subset with incident dementia (N=185,449). Main outcome is any prescription fill for anti-dementia drugs cholinesterase inhibitors [ChEI] or memantine) within one year. Treatment with anti-dementia drugs occurred in 55.8% of all dementia patients and 49.3% of incident dementia. There was no difference between ChEI and memantine use by dementia severity measured by death within first year or living in residential care vs. in a community setting) even though memantine is not indicated in mild disease. Among incident cases, initiation of treatment was lower in residential care (RR:0.82, CI:0.81-0.83) and with more comorbidities (RR:0.96, CI:0.96-0.96). Sixty percent of patients were managed by primary care alone. Seeing neurology or psychiatry was associated with higher likelihood of treatment (RR:1.07, CI:1.06 -1.09; RR:1.17, CI:1.16 -1.19) and geriatrics with lower RR:0.96, CI:0.93-0.99) relative to primary care alone. Across the United States, the proportion of newly diagnosed patients started on anti-dementia treatment varied from 32% to 66% across hospital referral regions HRR). Clinical details are not in claims data and can only be approximated. Anti-dementia drugs are less often used in people with late disease but there is not differentiation in medication choice. While primary care providers most often prescribe anti-dementia medication without specialty support, differences in practice between specialties are evident.
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影响因子:
7.2
作者:
DEYO, RA;CHERKIN, DC;CIOL, MA
通讯作者:
CIOL, MA
影响因子:
39.2
作者:
Gill, Sudeep S.;Bronskill, Susan E.;Rochon, Paula A.
通讯作者:
Rochon, Paula A.
影响因子:
5.1
作者:
Hort, J.;O'Brien, J. T.;Scheltens, P.
通讯作者:
Scheltens, P.
影响因子:
4
作者:
Deudon, Audrey;Maubourguet, Nathalie;Robert, Philippe Henri
通讯作者:
Robert, Philippe Henri
DOI:
10.1016/0021-9681(87)90171-8
发表时间:
1987-01-01
期刊:
JOURNAL OF CHRONIC DISEASES
影响因子:
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作者:
CHARLSON, ME;POMPEI, P;MACKENZIE, CR
通讯作者:
MACKENZIE, CR