2009
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp158
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Quality of life of elderly people on warfarin for atrial fibrillation

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“…Of note is that these findings are consistent with two large randomized controlled trials which found no significant differences when comparing healthrelated quality of life of patients on VKAs compared with aspirin [Lancaster et al 1991] and dabigatran [Monz et al 2013]. Similarly, Das and colleagues assessed physical or mental aspects of quality of life of a cohort prior to starting VKA therapy and 6 months later, also finding no significant difference between time points [Das et al 2009].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Of note is that these findings are consistent with two large randomized controlled trials which found no significant differences when comparing healthrelated quality of life of patients on VKAs compared with aspirin [Lancaster et al 1991] and dabigatran [Monz et al 2013]. Similarly, Das and colleagues assessed physical or mental aspects of quality of life of a cohort prior to starting VKA therapy and 6 months later, also finding no significant difference between time points [Das et al 2009].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…From oral anticoagulant clinics Howes et al reported no impairment in HRQoL in male AF patients compared to other primary care male patients, 9 and another study reported impaired HRQoL in female patients only compared to normative data. 10 Increased anxiety and depression This work was supported by unrestricted grants from the governmental Health Region South-East, Norway, and from the Stein Erik Hagen Foundation for Clinical Heart Research, Norway. The authors have no other funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If we look separately at warfarin users and patients that did not use any kind of oral anticoagulants the results were the same as in other researches. Neither do older studies [17] nor the newer ones [18] show statistically signifi cant difference between the groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 85%