Impact of an electronic medium delivery of warfarin education in a low income, minority outpatient population: a pilot intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Warfarin is classified as a high-alert medication for ambulatory healthcare and safe guards for high-alert medications are necessary, including the practice of mandatory patient education. The high cost of hospitalizations related to adverse events combined with the average bleeding event rate of 7-8% in spite of routine patient education, suggests the importance of new approaches to standardized health education on warfarin. We sought to evaluate the impact of a warfarin educational video using an electronic tablet on patient knowledge and to determine patients' satisfaction with the use of an electronic tablet for educational purposes in outpatient clinics serving a low income, minority population.

Methods

A warfarin educational video delivered on an electronic

SUBMITTER: Heinrich K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6683532 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature