Adhesion for the use of oral cumarinal anticoagulant by atrial fibrillation patients

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the adherence of the patient with Atrial Fibrillation in Therapy with oral coumarin anticoagulant. Method: Descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional and prospective study with a non-randomized intervention with a quantitative approach, carried out with 40 participants, the Simonetti Adherence Score and the Visual Analog Evaluation Scale were applied and after the educational intervention for analysis of Time in Therapeutic Range under CAAE: 79973017.1.0000.5462. Result: It was identified that 5% had low risk of adherence, 60% medium risk and 35% high risk. After analyzing the eight months of TTR before and after intervention, there was no significant change between the periods (p = 0.638). Conclusion: It was evidenced that the low adherence group maintained a better time in the therapeutic range related to medium and high risk. Indicative of greater impact of the educational intervention carried out by the nurse.