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Patient Feedback on a Warfarin Action Plan Used in a Local Australian Physician Practice Setting.
- Source :
- Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science; Jun2020, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p605-612, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Warfarin is a high-risk medicine, and older persons (those aged 65 years and older)<superscript>1,2</superscript> who take this therapy need medicines information about it that is at a level which is both understandable and comprehensive to improve their knowledge about the risks and benefits of warfarin therapy.<superscript>3,4</superscript> Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to report patient feedback on a Warfarin Action Plan (WAP) (leaflet) and identify patients' preferences regarding its content and format. The secondary objective was to canvass in-depth feedback regarding the participants' information needs and current information-seeking practices with respect to warfarin therapy. Method: In an Australian General Practice medical centre setting, a qualitative study comprising 34 individual interviews was conducted. Emergent themes were elicited via a qualitative analysis using manual inductive coding. Results: The majority of participants gave very positive feedback on the WAP leaflet, stating that it was a useful and concise resource. In canvasing this feedback, 4 themes emerged: (1) the need for information about warfarin therapy, (2) reliance on doctors and/or pharmacists for information, (3) the need for information to normalize their daily life, and (4) patients and carers acting on the new information. Conclusion: The WAP is a simple and well-received tool that meets the knowledge and education needs about warfarin therapy for older people and their carers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21684790
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142555128
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43441-019-00093-3