Association Between Patient-Reported Medication Adherence and Anticoagulation Control.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevention of thromboembolism events remains challenging in cases of poor medication adherence. Unfortunately, clinical prediction of future adherence has been suboptimal. The objective of this study was to examine the correlation between 2 measures of real-time, self-reported adherence and anticoagulation control.

Methods

The IN-RANGE2 cohort recruited patients initiating warfarin therapy in 3 urban anticoagulation clinics. At each study visit, participants reported adherence using a 100-point visual analogue scale (VAS, marking percentage of pills taken since prior visit on a linear scale) and 7-day recall of pill-taking behavior. Anticoagulation control was measured by between-visit percent time in international normalized ratio range (BVTR), dichotomized a

SUBMITTER: Sevilla-Cazes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572106 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature