Inr tracking with face-to-face and phone app.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic window. Maintaining the patient's international normalized ratio (INR) within a predefined therapeutic range is one of the main challenges of warfarin treatment. This study aimed to compare the INR values of patients followed by face-to-face and telephone applications.

Methods

This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Twelve patients living in a distant place were assigned to the experimental group, and 12 patients living nearby and followed-up in the outpatient clinic were assigned to the control group. A Patient Information Form and the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale were used to collect data.

Results

There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of demographic and clinical ch

SUBMITTER: Hanedan MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476783 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature