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Wilson IB, Cole MB, Lee Y, Shireman TI, Justice AC, Rahman M. The relationship of age and comorbid conditions to hospital and nursing home days in Medicaid recipients with HIV. AIDS 2024; 38:993-1001. [PMID: 38411618 PMCID: PMC11062810 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To determine how aging impacts healthcare utilization in persons with HIV (PWH) compared with persons without HIV (PWoH). DESIGN Matched case-control study. METHODS We studied Medicaid recipients in the United States, aged 18-64 years, from 2001 to 2012. We matched each of 270 074 PWH to three PWoH by baseline year, age, gender, and zip code. Outcomes were hospital and nursing home days per month (DPM). Comorbid condition groups were cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver disease, mental health conditions, pulmonary disease, and renal disease. We used linear regression to examine the joint relationships of age and comorbid conditions on the two outcomes, stratified by sex at birth. RESULTS We found small excesses in hospital DPM for PWH compared with PWoH. There were 0.03 and 0.07 extra hospital DPM for female and male individuals, respectively, and no increases with age. In contrast, excess nursing home DPM for PWH compared with PWoH rose linearly with age, peaking at 0.35 extra days for female individuals and 0.4 extra days for male individuals. HIV-associated excess nursing home DPM were greatest for persons with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health conditions, and renal disease. For PWH at age 55 years, this represents an 81% increase in the nursing home DPM for male individuals, and a 110% increase for female individuals, compared PWoH. CONCLUSION Efforts to understand and interrupt this pronounced excess pattern of nursing home DPM among PWH compared with PWoH are needed and may new insights into how HIV and comorbid conditions jointly impact aging with HIV.
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- Ira B. Wilson
- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
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- Department of Health Law, Policy, & Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
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- Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Yale University; Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
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Zhang T, Shireman TI, Meyers DJ, Zullo A, Lee Y, Wilson IB. Use of antiretroviral therapy in nursing home residents with HIV. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:1800-1806. [PMID: 35332518 PMCID: PMC10103632 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapies (ARTs) are essential HIV care. As people living with HIV age and their presence in nursing homes (NHs) increases, it is critical to evaluate the quality of HIV care. We determine the rate of ART use and examine individual- and facility-level characteristics associated with no ART use in a nationally representative long-stay NH residents with HIV. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included all long-stay Medicare fee-for-service NH residents (2013-2016) with HIV who had a valid Minimum Data Set assessment. Residents were followed from long-stay qualification until death, Part D disenrollment, transfer from long-term care to another healthcare setting, or December 31, 2016. We identified individual and facility characteristics that were associated with non-use of ART using generalized estimating equation logistic regression. RESULTS Exactly 4171 eligible HIV+ residents from 2459 NHs were included in our study. Only 36% (1507 of 4171) received any ART regimen during an average of 11.6 months of observation. Older age, females, white race, receipt of Medicare skilled nursing benefits, and some major cardiometabolic comorbidities and mental health conditions were associated with non-ART use. Rates of non-ART use did not vary significantly by residents' end-of-life status (p = 0.21). Residents in facilities with a higher HIV concentration [adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) 3.42; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.13-5.48] and an AIDS unit (adjOR 2.51; 95% CI 1.92-3.30) had higher odds of using an ART. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The rate of ART use by HIV+ long-stay NH residents was low. Facilities' experience with HIV played an important role in ART receipt. Interventions to improve rates of ART use in NHs are urgently needed to ensure optimal health outcomes.
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- Tingting Zhang
- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Zhang T, Wilson IB, Zullo AR, Meyers DJ, Lee Y, Daiello LA, Kim DH, Kiel DP, Shireman TI, Berry SD. Hip Fracture Rates in Nursing Home Residents With and Without HIV. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022; 23:517-518. [PMID: 34582781 PMCID: PMC8938961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tingting Zhang
- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Hebrew SeniorLife, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA, USA
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Olivieri-Mui B, McGuire J, Griffith J, Cahill S, Briesacher B. Exploring the Association Between the Quality of HIV Care in Nursing Homes and Hospitalization. J Healthc Qual 2021; 43:174-182. [PMID: 32658007 PMCID: PMC7790902 DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) are living long enough to need age-related and HIV-related nursing home (NH) care. Nursing home quality of care has been associated with risk for hospitalization, but it is unknown if quality of HIV care in NHs affects hospitalization in this population. We assessed HIV care quality with four national measures adapted for the NH setting. We applied the measures to 2011-2013 Medicare claims linked to Minimum Data Set assessments of resident health, prescription dispensing data, and national reports of NH characteristics. Cox proportional hazards models calculated the risk of all-cause and HIV/AIDS-related hospitalization by HIV care compliance. We identified 1,246 PLWH in 201 NHs with 382 all-cause and 63 HIV/AIDS-related hospitalizations. Nursing home HIV care compliance varied from 24.9% to 64.7%. After regression adjustment, we could detect no difference in all-cause or HIV/AIDS-related hospitalizations by NH HIV care compliance. We postulate that the lack of association may be due to inappropriate HIV care quality measures that do not accurately represent NHs ability to care for PLWH. There is urgent need to create valid NH HIV care quality measures.
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Olivieri-Mui BL, Koethe B, Briesacher B. Economic Barriers to Antiretroviral Therapy in Nursing Homes. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:777-782. [PMID: 31829445 PMCID: PMC7578773 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Our aim was to clarify if persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have adequate economic access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) when admitted to nursing homes (NHs). Medicare Part A pays NHs a bundled skilled nursing rate that includes prescription drugs for up to 100 days, after which individuals are responsible for the costs. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING NHs. PARTICIPANTS A total of 694 newly admitted long-stay (>100 d) NH residents with HIV. MEASUREMENTS We used Minimum Dataset v.3.0, pharmacy dispensing data, NH provider surveys, and Medicare claims from 2011 to 2013. We assessed receipt of any HIV antiretrovirals or recommended combinations (ART), as defined by national care guidelines, and the source of payment. We identified predictors of antiretroviral use with risk-adjusted generalized estimating equation logistic models. RESULTS All study persons living with HIV/AIDS in NHs had prescription drug coverage through Medicare's Part D program, and ART was 100% covered. However, only 63.9% received recommended ART, and 15.2% never received any antiretrovirals during their NH stay. The strongest predictor of not receiving antiretrovirals was the first 100 days of a long NH stay (odds ratio [OR] = .44; 95% confidence interval [CI] = .24-.80). The strongest predictor of receiving recommended ART was health acuity (OR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.20-1.88). CONCLUSION People living with HIV in NHs do not always receive lifesaving ART, but the reasons are unclear and appear unrelated to economic barriers. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:777-782, 2020.
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- Brianne L Olivieri-Mui
- The Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Olivieri-Mui B, McGuire J, Griffith J, Cahill S, Briesacher B. Assessing the Quality of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in Nursing Homes. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:1226-1234. [PMID: 32052860 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Quality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care in nursing homes (NHs) has never been measured. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING NHs. PARTICIPANTS A total of 203 NHs and 1375 persons living with HIV. MEASUREMENTS Medicare claims from 2011 to 2013 were linked to assessments of resident health, prescription dispensing data, and national reports of NH characteristics. Five nationally validated HIV care quality measures (prescription of antiretroviral therapy; CD4/viral load monitoring; frequency of medical visits; gaps in medical visits; and Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis) were adapted and applied to NHs. Logistic regression predicted compliance by organizational factors. Random intercept logistic regression predicted if persons living with HIV received care by person and organizational factors. RESULTS Compliance ranged from 43.3% (SD = 31.1%) for CD4/viral load monitoring to 92.4% (SD = 13.6%) for gaps in medical visits. More substantiated complaints against an NH decreased the likelihood of high compliance with CD4/viral load monitoring (odds ratio [OR] = 0.846; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.726-0.986), while NH-reported incidents increased the likelihood of high compliance with pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis (OR = 1.173; 95% CI = 1.044-1.317). Differences between NHs explained 21.2% or less of variability in receipt of care. CONCLUSIONS Since 2013, the population with HIV and NH HIV care quality has inevitably evolved; however, this study provides previously unknown baseline metrics on NH HIV care quality and highlights significant challenges when measuring HIV care in NHs. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1226-1234, 2020.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brianne Olivieri-Mui
- The Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.,The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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