Title |
Oral anticoagulation and self-management: analysis of the factors that determine the feasibility of using self-testing and self-management in primary care
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Published in |
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2261-13-59 |
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Authors |
Eduardo Tamayo Aguirre, Itziar Vergara-Mitxeltorena, Edurne Uranga Saez del Burgo, Aitziber Ostiza-Irigoyen, Alejandro Garcia-Carro, Isabel Lopez-Fernandez, Arrate Galo-Anza |
Abstract |
The skills of patients on oral anticoagulants are critical for achieving good outcomes with this treatment. Self-management, or the capacity of patients to control their INR level and adjust their treatment, is an effective strategy of treatment. Capacity of patients to self manage is determined by a range of factors. The identification of these factors would improve the design of self management programmes and in turn increase the number of patients able to self-manage. The objective of our study is to identify those factors that determine the ability of patients on oral anticoagulant therapy to achieve self-management of their treatment. |
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