Examining transitions of care among nursing home residents with and without antipsychotic medication use.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the association between antipsychotic (AP) medication use and care transitions in the nursing home (NH) population.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data from a 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiaries between 2011 and 2015. Propensity score adjusted negative binomial regression was performed and conditional probabilities of having a first transition from the NH to specific locations were calculated.

Results

Among 150,284 eligible beneficiaries, the majority were female (67%), white (84%), and >75 years old (63%). Controlling for resident characteristics, the odds of having any transition was 5% lower among those with AP use [IRR (95% confidence interval (CI))=0.95(0.94-0.96)] relative to those with no AP use. Residents with AP

SUBMITTER: Holmes SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877244 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature