Impact of Pill Burden on Adherence, Risk of Hospitalization, and Viral Suppression in Patients with HIV Infection and AIDS Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
Impact of Pill Burden on Adherence, Risk of Hospitalization, and Viral Suppression in Patients with HIV Infection and AIDS Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
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DOI:
10.1002/phar.1728
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发表时间:
2016-04-01
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影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Hardin, James W.
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作者:
Sutton, S. Scott;Magagnoli, Joseph;Hardin, James W.
Study ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of pill burden on outcomes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) as a single-tablet regimen (STR) or multiple-tablet regimen (MTR).DesignRetrospective cohort study.Data SourcesSouth Carolina Medicaid medical and pharmacy paid claims data were obtained from the South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office; laboratory data were obtained from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.PatientsA total of 2174 patients covered by South Carolina Medicaid who were dispensed a complete ART STR (580 patients) or MTR (1594 patients) lasting at least 60days between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2013.Measurements and Main ResultsOutcomes were ART adherence; risk of, time to, and total number of hospitalizations; and viral load suppression. Patients were followed from the index date (start date of their complete ART regimen) until the earliest date of one of the following: treatment discontinuation; treatment switch from MTR to STR, or vice versa; end of study period; last date of Medicaid eligibility; or death. Differences in outcomes were evaluated by using bivariate (2) and Wilcoxon rank sum tests, as well as multivariate regression models controlling for covariates measured during a 6-month baseline period. The STR and MTR cohorts were, on average, similar in terms of age at index date, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, sex, drug abuse, and mental health diagnoses, but they differed significantly in racial composition, index year of regimen, previous treatment, baseline viral load, and CD4 measures. The bivariate analysis revealed that the STR cohort was more adherent (p