Comorbidities and the use of comedications in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Japan: a cross-sectional study using a hospital claims database.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the prevalence of chronic comorbidities and the use of comedications in people living with HIV (PLWH) and on antiretrovirals in Japan, by using a hospital claims database.

Design

Observational, retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Setting

A hospital claims database of Japanese hospitals that have advanced medical treatment capabilities (ie, advanced treatment hospitals, general hospitals, acute care hospitals), which include those providing acute and chronic care (excluding nursing homes or hospices).

Participants

A total of 1445 PLWH aged ≥18 years and with a prescription record of antiretrovirals between January 2010 and December 2015 were identified from the database.

Outcome measures

The number and types of chronic comorbid

SUBMITTER: Ruzicka DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009456 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature