Effects of a Personalized Nurse-Led Educational Program for New Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation on Adherence to Treatment.

Anticoagulation Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire Mechanical heart valve Oral anticoagulant therapy Patients' information Personalized education

Journal

Journal of chest surgery
ISSN: 2765-1606
Titre abrégé: J Chest Surg
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101775790

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Feb 2021
Historique:
received: 06 08 2020
revised: 15 10 2020
accepted: 18 10 2020
entrez: 26 3 2021
pubmed: 27 3 2021
medline: 27 3 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Life-long anticoagulant therapy is mandatory for patients who undergo heart valve replacement with implantation of a mechanical prosthesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a nurse-led patient educational program concerning oral anticoagulant therapy intake after heart valve replacement surgery on patients' knowledge of important parameters of anticoagulant administration. In this single-center study, 200 patients who underwent surgical implantation of a mechanical prosthesis were divided into 2 groups. The control group received the basic education concerning oral anticoagulants, while the intervention group received a personalized educational program. Personalized education was correlated with a better regulation of therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) levels and adequate knowledge among patients. Therapeutic levels of INR were achieved in 45% of the patients during the first month, 71% in the third month, and 89% in the sixth month after discharge in the intervention group, compared to 25%, 47%, and 76% in the control group, respectively. Patients' satisfaction with the information was higher in the intervention group than in the control group. The percentage of satisfaction reached 80% for the intervention group versus 37% for the patients of the control group. The implementation of the nurse-led educational programs was associated with improved clinical results and increased adherence to oral anticoagulant treatment.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Life-long anticoagulant therapy is mandatory for patients who undergo heart valve replacement with implantation of a mechanical prosthesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a nurse-led patient educational program concerning oral anticoagulant therapy intake after heart valve replacement surgery on patients' knowledge of important parameters of anticoagulant administration.
METHODS METHODS
In this single-center study, 200 patients who underwent surgical implantation of a mechanical prosthesis were divided into 2 groups. The control group received the basic education concerning oral anticoagulants, while the intervention group received a personalized educational program.
RESULTS RESULTS
Personalized education was correlated with a better regulation of therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) levels and adequate knowledge among patients. Therapeutic levels of INR were achieved in 45% of the patients during the first month, 71% in the third month, and 89% in the sixth month after discharge in the intervention group, compared to 25%, 47%, and 76% in the control group, respectively. Patients' satisfaction with the information was higher in the intervention group than in the control group. The percentage of satisfaction reached 80% for the intervention group versus 37% for the patients of the control group.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The implementation of the nurse-led educational programs was associated with improved clinical results and increased adherence to oral anticoagulant treatment.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33767008
pii: kjtcs.20.106
doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.20.106
pmc: PMC7946524
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

25-30

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Auteurs

Rokeia Eltheni (R)

Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.

Nikolaos Schizas (N)

Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.

Nektaria Michopanou (N)

Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece.

Georgios Fildissis (G)

Faculy of Nursing, School of Healthcare Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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