Characterizing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients using US Medicare-advantage health plan claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare life-threating interstitial lung disease (ILD). This study characterizes demographics, health care utilization, and comorbidities among elderly IPF patients and estimates prevalence and incidence rates for selected outcomes.

Methods

Cohort study using a large US health insurance database (Optum's Medicare Advantage plan).

Inclusion criteria

≥ 1 diagnosis code for IPF (2008 - 2014), age ≥65 years, no diagnosis of IPF or other ILD in prior 12 months. Demographics, health care utilization, comorbidities and incidence rates for various outcomes were estimated. Follow-up continued until the earliest of: health plan disenrollment, death, a claim for another known cause of ILD, or end of the study period.

Results

SUBMITTER: Mortimer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6327584 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature