Post Hospitalization Clinical Quality Outcomes Among US Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with a Long-Acting Injectable or Switched to a New Oral Antipsychotic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Adherence to antipsychotic medication and care discontinuity remain a challenge to healthcare practitioners providing care to patients with schizophrenia.

Objective

This study used real-world data from a US hospital-based, all-payer database to examine clinical quality measures among patients with schizophrenia initiated on a long-acting injectable (LAI) or switched to a new oral antipsychotic medication (OAP) following a hospitalization.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study using the PINC AI™ Healthcare Database compared two cohorts of patients with schizophrenia on post-index hospitalization clinical quality and care continuity endpoints. Patients initiated on an LAI (n = 7292) or switched to a new OAP (n = 31,956) during an index hospitalization between

SUBMITTER: Patel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928029 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature