Patient perspectives of nuisance bleeding and adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy: a qualitative study.
Christalla Pithara-McKeownMaria PufuleteThomas W JohnsonSabi RedwoodPublished in: Open heart (2020)
Positive attitudes towards adherence were facilitated by knowledge and understanding of DAPT and confidence in dealing with symptoms caused by DAPT, but hindered by lack of opportunities to access relevant, timely and appropriate medication counselling. Education interventions should aim to support medication literacy through family-centred approaches and involve patients and families at all stages of intervention design and evaluation.
Keyphrases
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- atrial fibrillation
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- case report
- sleep quality
- adipose tissue
- health information
- smoking cessation
- quality improvement
- skeletal muscle