Patients with no schooling benefit least from blood thinning medications, according to survey results published in Europace.
Here are five points:
1. A total of 1,147 patients with atrial fibrillation and taking oral anticoagulation completed 40 questions online.
2. Patients were 66 years old on average.
3. According to survey results, those with no schooling missed treatment targets more often, were less aware of bleeding risks and did not know they could continue normal daily activities.
4. Eighty percent of university educated patients knew they could drive, play sports and travel by plane compared to 52 percent of patients without schooling.
5. Nearly 23 percent of patients without schooling reported having bleeding events associated with their medication compared to 18.7 percent with college and university education.
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