Exploring heterogeneity in coxarthrosis medication use patterns before total hip replacement: a State Sequence Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence of geographical variation in total hip replacement (THR) and deviations from treatment guidelines persists. In this exploratory study, we aim to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' healthcare trajectories by identifying and visualising medication use patterns in coxarthrosis patients before surgery. We examine their association with patient characteristics and THR, and compare them with recommendations on mild analgesics, opioid prescription and exhaustion of conservative therapy.

Methods

In this exploratory study, we apply State Sequence Analysis (SSA) on German health insurance data (2012-2015). We analyse a cohort of coxarthrosis patients, half of whom underwent THR after a 1 year observation period and half of whom did not undergo surgery until

SUBMITTER: Novelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409302 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature