Sean E Collins|Andrew J. Barber|Laura J. Sahm
Pharmacist’s Counselling Improves Patient Knowledge Regarding Warfarin, Irrespective of Health Literacy Level
University College Cork|University College Cork|University Hospital Galway
investigate health literacy population examine change knowledge patients administered questionnaire warfarin different time points counselling pharmacist patients recruited eight weeks may 2011 public hospital galway ireland inclusion criteria newly commenced warfarin ii 18 years iii english first language iv absence visual hearing difficulties rapid estimate adult literacy medicine realm used assess health literacy hl warfarin knowledge assessed using anticoagulation knowledge assessment aka tools administered following provision warfarin booklet one hours reading time pharmacist counselling aka readministered 2856 days counselling statistical analysis performed using pasw v 18 results fortythree patients 558 male mean sd age 657 years 142 scored average 58566 93 realm warfarin knowledge improved mean 1929 47 prior verbal counselling 238 37 within 24 hours verbal counselling knowledge score decreased mean score 228 37 2856 days following counselling