Impact of Coexisting Overactive Bladder in Medicare Patients With Dementia on Clinical and Economic Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with dementia commonly suffer from symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB); however, limited research exists on the clinical impact of coexisting OAB among patients with dementia. As such, the objective of this study was to examine the impact of OAB on clinical outcomes, health-care resource use, and associated costs among patients with dementia.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of patients with dementia using 3861 matched pairs of patients with and without OAB. Analyses were based on administrative claims data from January 1, 2007, to September 30, 2015, and compared clinical outcomes, health services use, and associated costs.

Results

Patients with dementia and OAB were more likely than those without OAB to have least one fall (i

SUBMITTER: Caplan EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653374 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature