Shared medical appointments: Translating research into practice for patients treated with ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation.
Monika M SchmidtJoan M GriffinPamela McCabeLynette Stuart-MullenMegan BrandaThomas J OByrneMargaret BowersKathryn TrotterChristopher McLeodPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Patients with AF who participated in SMAs had similar perceived self-management, patient satisfaction with provider communication, symptom severity, and healthcare utilization with their counterparts, but had a statistically significant improvement in knowledge about their disease.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- patient satisfaction
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- primary care
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- social support
- physical activity
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- health information
- social media
- left ventricular