Predicting persistence to antidepressant treatment in administrative claims data: Considering the influence of refill delays and prior persistence on other medications
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- 作者：Greta A. Bushnella ; gbushnel@live.unc.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Til Stü ; rmera ; Alice Whitea ; Virginia Patea ; Sonja A. Swansonc ; d ; Deborah Azraelb ; Matthew Millere
- 关键词：Antidepressants ; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ; Persistence ; Risk reclassification ; Prediction ; Refill delay
- 刊名：Journal of Affective Disorders
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：196
- 期：Complete
- 页码：138-147
- 全文大小：452 K
文摘
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For depression the recommended minimum antidepressant treatment length is 6 months.
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Six-month antidepressant persistence was low and varied by age.
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Overall prediction of antidepressant persistence was poor for children and adults.
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Two additional measures using patients’ prescription records improved prediction.
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These additional measures could be made available to the clinician.