Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Patient Knowledge About Non-vitamin K Anticoagulants (NOAC)

University Hospital Basel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Embolism; Atrial Fibrillation; Deep Vein Thrombosis

Treatments: Behavioral: Education

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03124654

NOAC-Validation-study

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pharmacists are in the best position to counsel and educate patients on anticoagulant agents such as NOACs. This should enable patients to play a more active role in their treatment and ultimately enhance adherence behaviour. However, educational elements should be targeted to knowledge. Thus, the investigators will develop and validate a questionnaire that can assess knowledge about NOACs

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Intake of a NOACs (Rivaroxaban, Edoxaban, Dabigatran, Apixaban)
• ≥18 years
• Able to give written Informed consent in German

Exclusion criteria

• NOACs for orthopaedic indication
• Dementia in medical history

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

Education

Treatment:

Behavioral: Education