Kehinde Obamiro|Leanne Chalmers|Kenneth Lee|Bonnie Bereznicki|Lre Bereznicki
Anticoagulation knowledge in patients with atrial fibrillation: An Australian survey
University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania
atrial fibrillation af commonly diagnosed arrhythmia clinical practice associated significant medical economic burden anticoagulants reduce risk stroke systemic embolism approximately twothirds compared therapy knowledge regarding anticoagulant therapy influence treatment outcomes patients afto measure level anticoagulation knowledge patients af taking oral anticoagulants oacs investigate association patientrelated factors anticoagulation knowledge compare results patients taking warfarin directacting oral anticoagulant doacsparticipants recruited online survey via facebook survey components included anticoagulation knowledge tool perception anticoagulant treatment questionnaires assessing treatment expectations convenience satisfaction modified cancer information overload scale morisky medication adherence scale treatment groups compared predictors oac knowledge identifiedparticipants taking warfarin higher knowledge score compared taking doacs n 386 73 13 vs 66 14 p001 advancing age type oac health information overload ease oac use treatment expectation significant predictors knowledge treatment expectation including belief oac treatment would cause bleeding side effects varied significantly participants taking warfarin doacs p 011the study identified knowledge gaps patients taking oacs deficiencies appeared greater participants taking doacs knowledge assessment integrated patient counselling sessions help identify resolve knowledge deficits