Assessing quality of life in an ambulatory medicare population.
Consult Pharm
; 27(10): 719-28, 2012 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23045329
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Medicare beneficiaries have unique health-related challenges causing significant impact on quality of life. This study examined the overall health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and differences in HRQOL between subgroups of an ambulatory Medicare beneficiary population.METHODS:
Nine outreach events were held during the 2011 Medicare Part D prescription drug open-enrollment period, in which 397 beneficiaries were assisted with Part D plan evaluation and comprehensive medication therapy review. Demographic data were collected, and the SF-36v2 was administered to measure beneficiaries' self-reported HRQOL. Correlations were assessed between the mental component summary (MCS) or physical component summary (PCS) scores of the SF-36v2, prescription utilization, number of chronic conditions, and whether beneficiaries were government subsidy recipients.RESULTS:
Mean Å standard deviation of PCS and MCS scores were 43.3 Å 11.4 and 52.2 Å 11.7, respectively. Both PCS and MCS scores were negatively correlated with the number of prescription medications and number of self-reported chronic conditions. Both PCS and MCS scores related to sociodemographics were significantly lower (P < 0.05) in subsidy and least-educated recipients.CONCLUSIONS:
HRQOL can vary widely as a result of sociodemographic, drug, or disease differences in an ambulatory Medicare beneficiary population.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Geriatric Assessment
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Medicare
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Ambulatory Care
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Year:
2012
Type:
Article