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ArticleBMC psychiatry2017

Comparison and predictors of treatment adherence and remission among patients with schizophrenia treated with paliperidone palmitate or atypical oral antipsychotics in community behavioral health organizations.

Jeffrey P Anderson, Zeynep Icten, Veronica Alas, Carmela Benson, Kruti Joshi

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jeffrey P AndersonGNS Healthcare, 196 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139-1902, USA.
Zeynep IctenGNS Healthcare, 196 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139-1902, USA.
Veronica AlasGNS Healthcare, 196 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139-1902, USA. veronica@gnshealthcare.com.
Carmela BensonJanssen Scientific Affairs, 1125 Trenton Harbourton Rd, Titusville, NJ, 08560, USA.
Kruti JoshiJanssen Scientific Affairs, 1125 Trenton Harbourton Rd, Titusville, NJ, 08560, USA.
GNS Healthcare (United States) · USJanssen (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonadherence to antipsychotic treatment increases the likelihood of relapse and progressive symptomatology in patients with schizophrenia. Atypical long-acting injectables, including paliperidone palmitate (PP), may increase adherence and improve symptoms. This study compared and assessed predictors of treatment patterns and symptom remission among schizophrenia patients treated with PP versus atypical oral antipsychotic therapy (OAT) in community behavioral health organizations (CBHOs).

methodsThis retrospective cohort analysis evaluated 763 patients with schizophrenia and new (PP-N; N = 174) or continuing (PP-C; N = 308) users of PP, or new users of OAT (N = 281) at enrollment in the REACH-OUT study (2010-2013). Treatment outcomes assessed at 1 year were discontinuation, and adherence, measured by proportion of days covered (PDC) or medication possession ratio (MPR). Remission status was assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for Symptoms of Remission (SCI-SR). A machine learning platform, Reverse Engineering and Forward Simulation (REFS™), was used to identify predictors of study outcomes. Multivariate Cox and generalized linear regressions estimated the adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) or odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals.

resultsAmong PP-N users, 27% discontinued their initial treatment regimen versus 51% (p < 0.001) of OAT users. PP-N (vs OAT; HR = 0.49 [0.31-0.76]) users and males (HR = 0.65 [0.46-0.92]) had significantly lower rates of discontinuation. Relative to OAT, PP-N had a 36% [31%-42%] higher MPR and a 10-fold increased achievement of PDC ≥80% (OR = 10.46 [5.72-19.76]). PP users were significantly more likely to achieve remission in follow-up (PP-N vs OAT: OR = 2.65 [1.39-5.05]; PP-C vs OAT: OR = 1.83 [1.03-3.25]).

conclusionsRelative to OAT, PP was associated with improved adherence, less frequent treatment discontinuation, and improved symptom remission in this CBHO study population.

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Drug MonitoringAdultAntipsychotic AgentsCohort StudiesDelayed-Action PreparationsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPaliperidone PalmitateRetrospective StudiesSchizophreniaTreatment Adherence and ComplianceTreatment OutcomeAntipsychotic AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsPaliperidone PalmitateAdherenceCommunity behavioral health organizationOral antipsychoticsPaliperidone palmitateRemissionSchizophrenia

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PMCPMC5648472
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