患有痴呆症的人是否在中风后接受高强度他类药物治疗? 一个基于人口的队列研究
Leonie Picton1, Johnson George1,2, J Simon Bell1
1Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Monash University Parkville Victoria Australia.
Health science reports
|November 8, 2024
概括
与没有痴呆症的人相比,痴呆症患者在缺血性中风后不太可能接受高强度他类药物. 女性接受高强度他类药物治疗的几率也较低,这表明在指导方针建议的护理中存在差距.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
背景情况:
- 缺血性中风的二次预防对于减少复发事件至关重要.
- 指南建议所有符合条件的中风幸存者接受高强度的他类药物治疗.
- 痴呆症对中风后他类药物强度的影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查因缺血性中风住院后处方的他类药物的强度.
- 为了比较患有和没有痴呆症的患者之间的他类药物强度.
- 检查中风后的他类药物强度的性别差异.
主要方法:
- 基于澳大利亚人口的匹配队列研究.
- 包括因缺血性中风住院的患者 (2013年7月至2018年4月).
- 根据性别,年龄和索引日期,将痴呆症患者 (1:4) 与没有痴呆症患者进行匹配;分析了在出院后60天内分发的他类药物.
主要成果:
- 与没有痴呆症的人相比,痴呆症患者接受高强度他类药物的几率明显低于中低强度他类药物 (OR 0.65,95% CI 0.56-0.76) 或没有他类药物 (OR 0.46,95% CI 0.41-0.52).
- 与男性相比,患有或没有痴呆症的女性接受高强度他类药物的几率较低.
- 具体来说,女性的高强度与低中等强度他类药物的几率较低 (OR 0.84,95% CI 0.75-0.95) 和高强度与没有他类药物的几率较低 (OR 0.72,95% CI 0.65-0.81).
结论:
- 痴呆症患者在中风后不太可能接受指南建议的高强度他类药物.
- 在接受高强度他类药物治疗以预防二次中风方面存在显著的性别差异.
- 需要进一步的研究来解决这些差异,并优化对患有痴呆症的中风幸存者的护理.
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