Why the study?
Does self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy improve cost-effectiveness compared to physician management in patients with atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves?
Population
Patients receiving long-term oral anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation or for a mechanical heart…
Comparison
Patient self-management of long-term oral… vs Physician management of long-term oral…
Follow-up
5-year period (model horizon)
Authors
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Supports self-management adoption in Canadian AF care; extends economic evidence but leaves generalizability and practice change open.
Does self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy improve cost-effectiveness compared to physician management in patients with atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves?
Self-management of long-term oral anticoagulation therapy is a cost-effective strategy compared to physician management for patients with atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves in the Canadian healthcare system.
Dean A. Regier (2006) studied this question.
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