Self management of oral anticoagulation with the IN Ratio system: Impact of a structured teaching program on patient's knowledge of medical background and procedures

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 442-447

  Völler, Heinz ^a   Dovifat, Clemens ^a   Glatz, Johannes ^a   Körtke, Heinrich ^b   Taborski, Uwe ^c   Wegscheider, Karl ^d  

^a Department for Cardiology ^*  (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c German Society of Human Plasma   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

knowledge of medical background; oral anticoagulation; self management; teaching program

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TEACHING; TRAINING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 8544253207     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000206333.48909.0d     Document Type: Article

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