title: Effect of International Normalized Ratio monitoring at home versus the clinic on monitoring adherence in adults taking oral anticoagulant medications: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to compare International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitoring adherence in two different settings: the outpatient INR clinic and the patient's home or residence. The review seeks to identify non-adherence trends in both settings to help providers determine which setting is best for patients on warfarin to improve INR monitoring adherence. Improved INR monitoring adherence correlates with maintaining routine INR testing.Specifically, the review question is what is the effect of home point-of-care INR monitoring compared to clinic monitoring on INR monitoring adherence in adults taking oral anticoagulant medications?
authors.affiliation: 1School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States 2Rowland Medical Library, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States 3UMMC School of Nursing Evidence Based Practice and Research Team: a Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliated Group, Jackson, Mississippi, United States 4The Center for Translational Research: a Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence, Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
authors.forename: Lynndi M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hinton
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic; D014859:Warfarin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin