Effects of intensive, targeted education by pharmacists on anticoagulant patients with atrial fibrillation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial from China.
Wenlin XuTingting WuJiana ChenMeina LvNa WangSha QiuHengfen DaiWei HuPei ChenMeijuan LiLi LiFeilong ZhangSijie ChangJin-Hua ZhangPublished in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2024)
Given the knowledge deficiency of AF patients in China, standardized patient education should be a part of their daily care. Pharmacist-led education intervention can significantly improve the disease-related knowledge, medication adherence, and drug treatment satisfaction of AF patients while significantly reducing the risk of bleeding.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- emergency department
- study protocol
- primary care
- venous thromboembolism
- case report
- replacement therapy
- smoking cessation
- combination therapy