[Management of oral anticoagulants by elderly patients at home].
Improving the management of a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) treatment helps to reduce the risk of haemorrhage. To assess the treatment methods and the quality of education of elderly patients, a telephone survey was carried out in 2011 of 100 patients treated with a VKA. The patients, or main carers managing the treatment at home, have adequate knowledge of their treatment. The education of elderly patients therefore seems to be a reasonable and viable objective.
Court séjour gériatrique, hôpital Charles Foix, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix (AH-HP), Ivry-sur-Seine France. eric.pautas@cfx.aphp.fr
Eric
E
Pautas
Service de gériatrie, hôpital Ambroise Paré (AP-HP), Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Charlotte
C
Naline
Departement de biostatistiques, hôpital Charles Foix, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix (AP-HP), Ivry-sur-Seine, France.
Jean-Louis
JL
Golmard
Court séjour gériatrique, hôpital Charles Foix, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix (AH-HP), Ivry-sur-Seine France.
Alexandra
A
Montni
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012646:Self Administration; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014812:Vitamin K