Values and preferences in oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation, physicians' and patients' perspectives: protocol for a two-phase study
Why the study?
Do patients' and clinicians' preferences explain the utilization of warfarin to prevent strokes associated with atrial fibrillation?
Population
Patients with non-valvular chronic atrial fibrillation and clinicians
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Discussion
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Implication
Preferences may drive warfarin underuse in AF; this protocol leaves open their role and will explore barriers qualitatively.
Structured PICO
Do patients' and clinicians' preferences explain the utilization of warfarin to prevent strokes associated with atrial fibrillation?
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Population
Patients with non-valvular chronic atrial fibrillation and clinicians
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Intervention
Preference elicitation for warfarin vs. aspirin
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Outcome
Treatment preferences for warfarin vs. aspirin to prevent strokespatient reported
This protocol outlines a study to evaluate whether patient and clinician preferences explain the underutilization of warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
Cite This Study
Alonso‐Coello et al. (2008) studied this question.