Effectiveness of a Designed Warfarin Teaching Program on Patients’ Knowledge and Incidence of Side Effects | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2015, Page 182-192 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211224 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Dena EltabeySobeh1; Fatma ELemamHafez2 | ||||
| 1Department of Medical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||||
| 2Departments of Community and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Warfarin is one of the high alert medications, therefore, it is vitally to provide patients with enough knowledge about warfarin therapy in order to ensure patients’ safety and reduce the incidence of warfarin side effects. Effective patients' education is a central part of the practice of all health professional because it helps to ensure safe and effective warfarin management. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a designed warfarin teaching program on patients’ knowledge and incidence of side effects. Research design:quasi experimental design (Pre/post test one group) was used to fulfill the aim of the study. Study Setting: The study was conducted at Port Said general hospital (inpatient and outpatient) and ALAmabara hospital (outpatient clinic). Subjects: convenience sample of (44) adult patients with the following inclusion criteria: a) intended duration of warfarin is more than three months and b) patients able to read and write. Tools for Data Collection: Two tools were utilized to collect data; Personal data sheet, andPre/post knowledge assessment questionnaire related to warfarin therapy. Results: highstatistical significant difference was found in total patients' knowledge scores of the studied patients as well as loweringincidence of warfarin side effects. In conclusion, the implementation of a designed warfarin therapy teaching program improved the patients' knowledge as well as the incidence of warfarin side effects among patients on long life warfarin therapy which lead to anticoagulation control and quality of life improvement. Recommendation:warfarin therapy teaching program should be routinely and consistently provide to all patients (inpatient and outpatient) and replication of the study by using a large probability sample from different setting | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| incidence of side effects; patients’ Knowledge; teaching program; warfarin therapy | ||||
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