Demographics | |
Median age, years (range) | 55 (32–78) |
Male, n (%) | 10 (38.5) |
Median number of medications, n (range) | 4 (1–25) |
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Occupation, n (%) | |
Working full time | 8 (30.8) |
Working part time | 5 (19.2) |
Retired | 6 (23.1) |
Unable to work | 4 (15.4) |
Home carer | 2 (7.7) |
Unemployed | 1 (3.8) |
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Condition requiring OAT (%) | |
Thrombosis | 11 (42.3) |
Mechanical heart valve | 8 (30.8) |
Atrial fibrillation | 4 (15.4) |
Antiphospholipid syndrome | 3 (11.5) |
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Self-monitoring characteristics | |
Median duration of self-monitoring, months (range) | 1.0 (1.0–6.3) |
Received in-person self-monitoring training, n (%) | 19 (73.1) |
Under care of an anticoagulation service, n (%) | 17 (65.4) |
Median time in therapeutic range, % (range) | 82.7 (37.2–98.6) |
Median oral anticoagulation knowledge score (range)b | 18 (12–20) |
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Dose adjustment status, n (%) | |
Self-testing | 15 (57.7) |
Self-managing | 8 (30.8) |
Collaborative | 3 (11.5) |