Oral Anticoagulation: the impact of the therapy in health-related quality of life at six-month follow-up

Authors

  • Ariana Rodrigues da Silva Carvalho Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Márcia Aparecida Ciol University of Washington; School of Medicine
  • Felice Tiu University of Washington; School of Medicine
  • Lídia Aparecida Rossi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000700014

Keywords:

Anticoagulants, Quality of Life, Clinical Evolution, Nursing

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to study the changes in health-related quality of life from beginning of anticoagulation therapy to six-month follow-up, and to study associations of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with measures of quality of life and general health status at six-month follow-up, in individuals using oral anticoagulation due to various medical indications for the therapy. METHOD: prospective study performed at a city in the state of Paraná, Brazil, composed of 78 patients. Measures included the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale and the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form SF-36. RESULTS: mean age was 57 years (S.D.= 16) and 54% were women. Compared to the beginning of therapy, there was a statistically significant improvement in health-related quality of life at six-month follow-up. Linear regression analyses explained 32% and 30%, respectively, of the variance of the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale and of the general health status. There was improvement in all components of the SF-36, except Mental Health. CONCLUSION: The use of oral anticoagulation therapy was associated with improvement in health-related quality of life in the first six months of therapy. This study is longitudinal and therefore, has fewer limitations than cross-sectional studies published to date in the Nursing literature in Brazil.

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Published

2013-02-01

Issue

Vol. 21 (2013): special issue

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How to Cite

Carvalho, A. R. da S., Ciol, M. A., Tiu, F., Rossi, L. A., & Dantas, R. A. S. (2013). Oral Anticoagulation: the impact of the therapy in health-related quality of life at six-month follow-up . Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(spe), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000700014