Timing of Postdischarge Follow-Up and Medication Adherence Among Patients With Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication adherence improves outcomes for patients with heart failure, but adherence rates remain low. We examined the association between earlier postdischarge follow-up and medication adherence.

Methods and results

We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients ≥65 years who were hospitalized for heart failure, covered by Medicare Part D, and discharged alive from April 2006 to October 2012 using the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Registry linked to Medicare claims. Patients were categorized into 4 groups by timing of first postdischarge follow-up visit: ≤1, 1 to 2, 2 to 6, and >6 weeks. Medication adherence was defined by proportion of days covered of >80% at 90 days and 1-year posthospital discharge to 5 guideline-directed medical therapies (ang

SUBMITTER: Chang LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5907587 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature