Adherence to oral anticoagulation therapy

Autor: Lana Lekic, Alen Lekic, Alden Begić
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2232-7576
1986-8049
DOI: 10.17532/jhsci.2014.189
Popis: Introduction: Warfarin is the most frequently prescribed anticoagulant. Clinical treatment is demanding because of the narrow therapeutic range and considerable differences between the patients. The aim of this survey is to establish adherence to warfarin in subjects who have been prescribed warfarin as a long-term therapy. Methods: The survey included 30 subjects, and was conducted at local pharmacy store. Statistical processing was carried out using the SPSS (ver. 21.) software. Used for qualitative variables was the Chi-square test, and for quantitative ones the ANOVA test. Data were provided in the form of tables and charts. Level of significance was p=0.05. Results: The survey included 30 subjects, 14 men and 16 women. Of the total number of polled subjects, 15 were informed by a health care professional about the specificities of warfarin use, 7 said they were not informed, while 8 said they did not know. Most compliant in terms of regularly taking their medicines were pensioners, followed by the unemployed, χ2=13.231; p
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