Impact of an electronic medium delivery of warfarin education in a low income, minority outpatient population: a pilot intervention study

BMC Public Health
Krista HeinrichAmulya Tatachar

Abstract

Warfarin is classified as a high-alert medication for ambulatory healthcare and safe guards for high-alert medications are necessary, including the practice of mandatory patient education. The high cost of hospitalizations related to adverse events combined with the average bleeding event rate of 7-8% in spite of routine patient education, suggests the importance of new approaches to standardized health education on warfarin. We sought to evaluate the impact of a warfarin educational video using an electronic tablet on patient knowledge and to determine patients' satisfaction with the use of an electronic tablet for educational purposes in outpatient clinics serving a low income, minority population. A warfarin educational video delivered on an electronic tablet (iPad) was delivered at two pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinics to uninsured patients whose annual income is equal or less than two hundred percent below the poverty level were offered. Patients (n = 18) completed a pre-video and post-video knowledge test on warfarin before and after viewing the warfarin educational video on an electronic tablet and a follow-up test to measure the retention of knowledge and a patient satisfaction survey at 60 days. The primary ou...Continue Reading

References

Aug 2, 2003·Health Affairs·Ruth M ParkerNicole Lurie
Apr 2, 2005·British Journal of Haematology·Gualtiero PalaretiUNKNOWN ad hoc Study Group of the Italian Federation of Anticoagulation Clinics*
May 16, 2006·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·Daniela B Friedman, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
Dec 2, 2006·Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy : RSAP·Amber L BriggsNancy L Shapiro
Feb 16, 2008·BMC Health Services Research·James L WoffordSonal Singh
Jun 29, 2010·Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety·Michelle M KimJalpa A Doshi
Aug 23, 2011·Primary Health Care Research & Development·Nancy R Denizard-ThompsonJames L Wofford
Jan 1, 2012·Journal of Primary Care & Community Health·Sayeed NasserBeata Bajorek
Jan 11, 2014·BMC Nephrology·Clarissa J Diamantidis, Stefan Becker
Feb 14, 2014·Journal of Patient Safety·Jenny Jane KimAmy C Donihi
Dec 2, 2015·Translational Behavioral Medicine·Michael J StirrattWendy J Nilsen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 23, 2020·Journal of Medical Internet Research·Regina Poss-DoeringMichel Wensing
Sep 26, 2020·Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis·Leiliane MarcattoPaulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia that is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly due to stroke and thromboembolism. Here is the latest research.

Atrial Filbrillation

Atrial fibrillation refers to the abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atria. Here is the latest research.

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmias are abnormalities in heart rhythms, which can be either too fast or too slow. They can result from abnormalities of the initiation of an impulse or impulse conduction or a combination of both. Here is the latest research on arrhythmias.