Clinical trial NCT06233721: The Effect Of Face-To-Face and Online-Education Provided To İndividuals With Atrial Fibrillation On Medication Adherence and Satisfaction
Official title: Master's Degree Graduate Nurse PhD Student
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation
Oral Anticoagulant Medication
Tele-education
Medication compliance
Medication satisfaction
Lead sponsor: Cumhuriyet University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-31
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Control group Intervention group 1 (face-to-face education group) Intervention group 2 (tele-education group)
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This randomized controlled study was conducted to investigate the effects of face-to-face Education and tele-education given to individuals with atrial fibrillation taking oral Anticoagulants on their medication compliance and satisfaction levels.

The study sample comprised 150 individuals. Of them, 50 were assigned to the control Group, 50 in the experimental group 1, and 50 for the experimental group 2.

Data were collected by the Descriptive Information Form, Medication Compliance Notification Scale and Duke Anticoagulant Satisfaction Scale. The Intervention Group 1 Was given face-to-face education. The Intervention Group 2 was given tele-education.

The control group underwent no intervention.

Detailed description: This randomized controlled study was conducted to investigate effects of face-to-face education and tele-education given to individuals with atrial fibrillation taking oral anticoagulants on their medication compliance and satisfaction levels. The study sample comprised 150 individuals. Of them, 50 were assigned to the control group, 50 to the experimental group 1, and 50 to the experimental group 2. Data were collected with the Descriptive Information Form, Medication Compliance Notification Scale and Duke Anticoagulant Satisfaction Scale. The Intervention Group 1 was given face-to-face education. The Intervention Group 2 was given tele-education.

The control group underwent no intervention. The scales were administered to all the groups twice, at the first and last interviews. Frequency, percentage calculation, Chi-square test, significance test between two means, one-way analysis of variance, Wilcoxon sign test, Fisher test, Bonferroni test and dependent groups t test were used in the analysis of data. The intra-group analysis demonstrated that the Medication Compliance Notification Scale score of the intervention group 1 (face-to-face education group) increased significantly in the final measurement compared to those of the control group and intervention group 2 (tele-education group) (p=.000). The inter-group analysis demonstrated that Duke Anticoagulant Satisfaction Scale scores of the three groups statistically significantly different. The difference stemmed from the intervention group 1.

Face-to-face education given to individuals with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulants improved their medication compliance and medication satisfaction levels. Nurses should primarily use face-to-face education in the care and education programs of individuals with atrial fibrillation.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years and over
* Diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation (AF) for at least a year
* Had been using oral anticoagulant (OACs) for at least 3 months
* Had a smart phone
* Had not previously taken any training on oral anticoagulant medication treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* The individuals who had disorders that would affect training and experienced complications such as active hemorrhage related to oral anticoagulant use

Primary outcomes:
measure: Identifying Information Form (IIF)
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS)
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS)
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Çankaya
country: Turkey
facility: Ankara bilkent city hospital
Study officials:
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