Risk factors for recurrent asthma hospital visits and death among a population of indigent older adults with asthma

TV Hartert, T Speroff, A Togias, EF Mitchel Jr… - Annals of Allergy …, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the morbidity and mortality among older adults with
asthma requiring hospital care. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether an initial hospital visit
for asthma was associated with an increase in use of inhaled corticosteroids (CCS) at
discharge, and to identify risk factors for recurrent asthma hospital visits and death.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis identified 93,174 persons 65 years and older
enrolled in the Tennessee Medicaid program for at least 1 year and free of asthma hospital …