Sustained SBP control and long-term nursing home admission among Medicare beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sustaining SBP control reduces the risk for cardiovascular events that impair function but its association with nursing home admission has not been well studied.

Methods

We conducted an analysis of sustained SBP control and long-term nursing home admissions using data from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) linked to Medicare claims restricted to participants with fee-for-service coverage, at least eight study visits with SBP measurements, who were not living in a nursing home during a 48-month baseline BP assessment period (n = 6557). Sustained SBP control was defined as less than 140 mmHg at less than 50%, 50% to less than 75%, 75% to less than 100%, and 100% of visits. Nursing home admissions were identified

SUBMITTER: Bowling CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194789 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature