Treatment patterns and burden of behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia in the United States: a claims database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although patients with dementia frequently experience neuropsychological symptoms (NPS) such as agitation, which profoundly impacts patients, caregivers, and the healthcare system, few studies have evaluated the associated burden of agitation or agitation-related symptoms in dementia.

Methods

This retrospective analysis of claims data from the Truven Health MarketScan® database (2012-2015) compared clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs among patients with dementia with behavioral disturbances (BD) versus patients with dementia without BD. Existing BD diagnosis codes 294.11 or 294.21 were used as a means to identify patients with agitation/agitation-related symptoms.

Results

From a starting sample of 6.4 mil

SUBMITTER: Aigbogun MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6396493 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature