Impact of Oral Antipsychotic Medication Adherence on Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Schizophrenia Patients with Medicare Coverage

Nonadherence to antipsychotic medications is widespread and compromises the outcome of patients with schizophrenia. Using the MarketScan Medicare claims database, this study examined the impact of medication adherence on healthcare utilization among Medicare insured schizophrenia patients. The study...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Community mental health journal 2013-12, Vol.49 (6), p.625-629
Hauptverfasser:	Offord, Steve, Lin, Jay, Wong, Bruce, Mirski, Dario, Baker, Ross A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adherence Administration, Oral Age Aged Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Antipsychotic drugs Antipsychotics Brief Report Community and Environmental Psychology Comorbidity Delivery of Health Care - utilization Demographics Disease management Drug use Female Generalized linear models Health behavior Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data Health care expenditures Health care policy Health services utilization Hospitalization Humans Insurance coverage Length of stay Male Medicare Medicare - statistics & numerical data Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental disorders Mental health Mental health care Patient care Patient compliance Pharmaceuticals Prescription drugs Psychiatry Psychotropic drugs Retrospective Studies Schizophrenia Schizophrenia - drug therapy United States
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