Schizophrenia
Report summarizes schizophrenia study findings from University of Arkansas
Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, August 30th, 2009
"The aim of this study was to compare the predictive validity of eight different adherence measures by studying the variability explained between each measure and hospitalization episodes among Medicaid-eligible persons diagnosed with schizophrenia on antipsychotic monotherapy. This study was a retrospective analysis of the Arkansas Medicaid administrative claims data," scientists writing in the journal Value in Health report.
"Continuously eligible adult schizophrenia (ICD-9-CM = 295.*) patients on antipsychotic monotherapy were identified in the recruitment period from July 2000 through April 2004. Adherence rates to antipsychotic therapy in year 1 were...
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