What does patient education involve?
Patient education involves providing patients with sufficient information to enable them to make an informed decision about whether or not to take OAC, and if they do, which OAC they would prefer. It should be tailored to the person's desire for information and their level of health literacy in order to promote understanding. Patient education can involve verbal, visual, written, or electronic/online resources, as appropriate, chosen by the patient, and should be well communicated and updated over time by healthcare providers.