Summarized by Masters of Longevity from medRxiv.
Reports real-world medication ordering patterns for common chronic conditions among US skilled nursing facility residents with multimorbidity, highlighting variation by comorbidity profiles and social factors.
Key Takeaways
- Medication order prevalence was 90.8% for depression, 87.7% for hypertension, and 83.3% for hyperlipidaemia.
- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias had a 79.0% medication order rate while type 2 diabetes had 79.1%.
- Black/African American residents had lower likelihoods of medication orders for three of five conditions with RRs about 0.92–0.93.
