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Hospitalization Risk and Potentially Inappropriate Medications among Medicare Home Health Nursing Patients

verfasst von: Matthew C. Lohman, PhD, Brandi P. Cotton, PhD, Alexandra B. Zagaria, BA, Yuhua Bao, PhD, Rebecca L. Greenberg, MS, Karen L. Fortuna, PhD, Martha L. Bruce, PhD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 12/2017

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Abstract

Background

Hospitalizations and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use are significant and costly issues among older home health patients, yet little is known about the prevalence of PIM use in home health or the relationship between PIM use and hospitalization risk in this population.

Objective

To describe the prevalence of PIM use and association with hospitalization among Medicare home health patients.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis using data from 132 home health agencies in the US.

Subjects

Medicare beneficiaries starting home health nursing services between 2013 and 2014 (n = 87,780).

Main Measures

Prevalence of individual and aggregate PIM use at start of care, measured using the 2012 Beers criteria. Relative risk (RR) of 30-day hospitalization or re-hospitalization associated with individual and aggregate PIM use, compared to no PIM use.

Key Results

In total, 30,168 (34.4%) patients were using at least one PIM, with 5969 (6.8%) taking at least two PIMs according to the Beers list. The most common types of PIMs were those affecting the brain or spinal cord, analgesics, and medications with anticholinergic properties. With the exception of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), PIM use across all classes was associated with elevated risk (10–33%) of hospitalization compared to non-use. Adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics, patients using at least one PIM (excluding NSAIDs) had a 13% greater risk (RR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.17) of being hospitalized than patients using no PIMs, while patients using at least two PIMs had 21% greater risk (RR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.30). Similar associations were found between PIMs and re-hospitalization risk among patients referred to home health from a hospital.

Conclusions

Given the high prevalence of PIM use and the association between PIMs and hospitalization risk, home health episodes represent opportunities to substantially reduce PIM use among older adults and prevent adverse outcomes. Efforts to address medication use during home health episodes, hospitalizations, and care transitions are justified.

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Titel: Hospitalization Risk and Potentially Inappropriate Medications among Medicare Home Health Nursing Patients
verfasst von: Matthew C. Lohman, PhD
Brandi P. Cotton, PhD
Alexandra B. Zagaria, BA
Yuhua Bao, PhD
Rebecca L. Greenberg, MS
Karen L. Fortuna, PhD
Martha L. Bruce, PhD
Publikationsdatum: 28.08.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 12/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4157-0

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