Factors contributing to the stability of anticoagulation control and outcome of thromboembolic prophylaxis in the older population

Abstract

2005). Factors contributing to the stability of anticoagulation control and outcome of thromboembolic prophylaxis in the older population.

Challenges of Older Patients’ Knowledge About Warfarin Therapy

“…8,11,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] Kagansky et al 8 showed that older patients (N = 323) with better knowledge about their warfarin therapy (measured by a warfarin knowledge-testing questionnaire) had 45% of their international normalized ratio (INR) values within the therapeutic range as compared with patients with poorer knowledge (35%; P < .001). Tang et al 34 also reported a weak but positive correlation between patients' knowledge of warfarin therapy and the number of INR values that were within the target range (P = .024).…”