Potentially Inappropriate Medications Are Associated with Increased Healthcare Utilization and Costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

To examine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing and its association with healthcare utilization and related expenditures utilizing nationally representative data from the United States.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The 2011-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

Participants

Community-dwelling sample of U.S. adults aged 65 and older during the first round of each MEPS cycle.

Measurements

A qualified definition operationalized from the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® was used to estimate the prevalence of PIM prescribing over the study period. Negative binomial models were assembled to examine associations between PIM exposure and healthcare utilization includi

SUBMITTER: Clark CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8235922 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature