Antipsychotic adherence patterns and health care utilization and costs among patients discharged after a schizophrenia-related hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to assess antipsychotic adherence patterns and all-cause and schizophrenia-related health care utilization and costs sequentially during critical clinical periods (i.e., before and after schizophrenia-related hospitalization) among Medicaid-enrolled patients experiencing a schizophrenia-related hospitalization.

Methods

All patients aged ≥ 18 years with a schizophrenia-related inpatient admission were identified from the MarketScan Medicaid database (2004-2008). Adherence (proportion of days covered [PDC]) to antipsychotics and schizophrenia-related and all-cause health care utilization and costs were assessed during preadmission (182- to 121-day, 120- to 61-day, and 60- to 0-day periods; overall, 6 months) and postdischarge periods (0- to 60-day,

SUBMITTER: Markowitz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3853885 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature