Anticoagulant use and associated outcomes in older patients receiving home palliative care: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits and harms of anticoagulants for people near the end of life are not well understood, nor is it known what proportion of patients discontinue these medications. We aimed to characterize anticoagulant use in older recipients of home palliative care and describe patient and provider characteristics, as well as outcomes associated with anticoagulant discontinuation in this group.

Methods

Using linked administrative health databases, we conducted a population-based cohort study of patients aged 66 years and older who initiated home palliative care in Ontario from 2010 to 2018. We calculated the prevalence of anticoagulant use. We used multilevel logistic regression models to assess patient (e.g., sociodemographic, comorbidities) and physician (e.g., demogr

SUBMITTER: Chin-Yee N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9477253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature