Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial conditions in relation to anticoagulation satisfaction among elderly adults with atrial fibrillation: The SAGE-AF study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful anticoagulation is critical for stroke prevention in adults with atrial fibrillation (AF). Anticoagulation satisfaction is a key indicator of treatment success. While physical, cognitive, and psychosocial limitations are common in elderly AF patients, their associations with anticoagulation satisfaction are unknown.

Objective

Examine whether anticoagulation satisfaction differs among AF patients with and without physical, cognitive, and psychosocial conditions.

Methods

The study comprised AF patients greater than or equal to 65 years old who were prescribed an oral anticoagulant (warfarin 57%; direct oral anticoagulant [DOAC] 43%). Frailty, cognitive function, social support, depressive symptoms, vision, hearing, and anxiety were assessed using v

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896753 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature