Association between knowledge of anticoagulation, INR control, and warfarin-related adverse events: a cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional observational study, conducted from 01/09/2023 to 01/11/2023, involved 200 warfarin-using patients outpatient clinics to assess the knowledge and understanding of warfarin among patients through face-to-face interviews.

Results

Almost 70% of participants displayed insufficient knowledge about their warfarin therapy, potentially linked to inadequate counseling or patient comprehension. The participants had an average weekly warfarin dose of 32.9 ± 11.2, and more than half had used warfarin for at least 2 years. Only one third of patients most recent INR level was within the target range. Thirty-seven percent of patients experienced a thromboembolic event, and most of them required hospitalization. One hundred and eight patients (54.0%) experienc

SUBMITTER: Kokash N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881488 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature