Changes in chronic medication adherence in older adults with cancer versus matched cancer-free cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A cancer diagnosis can influence medication adherence for chronic conditions by shifting care priorities or reinforcing disease prevention. This study describes changes in adherence to medications for treating three common chronic conditions - diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension - among older adults newly diagnosed with non-metastatic breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer.

Methods

We identified Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥66 years newly diagnosed with cancer and using medication for at least one chronic condition, and similar cohorts of matched individuals without cancer. To assess medication adherence, proportion of days covered (PDC) was measured in six-month windows starting six-months before through 24 months following cancer diagnosis or matche

SUBMITTER: Lund JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature