Barriers to integrating direct oral anticoagulants into anticoagulation clinic care: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outpatient anticoagulation clinics were initially developed to care for patients taking vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin. There has not been a systematic evaluation of the barriers and facilitators to integrating direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) care into outpatient anticoagulation clinics.

Methods

We performed a mixed methods study consisting of an online survey of anticoagulation clinic providers and semi-structured interviews with anticoagulation clinic leaders and managers between March and May of 2017. Interviews were transcribed and coded, exploring for themes around barriers and facilitators to DOAC care within anticoagulation clinics. Survey questions pertaining to the specific themes identified in the interviews were analyzed using summary statistic

SUBMITTER: Barnes GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332808 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature