title: Coumadin knowledge deficits: do recently hospitalized patients know how to safely manage the medication?
abstract: There is much that patients must know to be able to safely manage warfarin (Coumadin). This study examined the extent of Coumadin-related knowledge patients living at home had 1 week following hospital discharge. Findings indicate that home care nurses need to concentrate on supplementing the inadequate knowledge patients have about Coumadin therapy, especially among the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, USA. gmcheah@softhome.net
authors.forename: Grace M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Martens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin