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待我长发及腰Uric acid lowering therapy: prescribing patterns in a large cohort of older adults
期刊名称: Annals of the Rheumatic Dias
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作者: D H Solomon,J Avorn,R Levin,M A Brookhart
年份: 2008年
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期号: 第5期
关键词: fibromyalgia;Bedouins;primary care;quality of life
摘要:Uric acid lowering therapy (UALT) is considered a chronic treatment for gout. Relatively little is known about adherence to UALT.We assd adherence
with UALT over a 1-year study period among 9823 older adults enrolled in a pharmacy benefit program. Two adherence measures were calculated, the percentage of days covered (PDC) and the time until an extended break (at least 60 days) in treatment. A PDC <80% was considered poor adhere
250字头开头的四字成语nce and its predictors were examined in multivariable logistic models.The mean (SD) PDC was 54% (36%) with 64% of patients considered poorly compliant over the study period. A total of 56% had experienced an extended break in UALT. Predictors of poor adherence included younger age (odds ratio (OR) 1.50, 95% CI 1.33-1.69 for ages 65-74 compared with 85 and above) and African-American race (OR 1.86, 95%
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