Polish regional differences in patient knowledge on atrial fibrillation and its management as well as in patterns of oral anticoagulant prescription

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Janion-Sadowska, A, Sadowski, M, Konieczyńska, M, Skonieczny, G, Metzgier-Gumiela, A, Chrapek, M, Sobieraj, E, Bryk, AH, Dębski, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3669-3916, Podolec, P, Małecka, B, Desteghe, L, Heidbuchel, H and Undas, A (2019) Polish regional differences in patient knowledge on atrial fibrillation and its management as well as in patterns of oral anticoagulant prescription. Kardiologia polska, 77 (4). pp. 437-444.

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Abstract

Background: The Jessa Atrial Fibrillation Knowledge Questionnaire (JAKQ) was successfully used to assess knowledge gaps in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Aims: To evaluate the regional differences among Polish patients in their awareness of AF diagnosis and oral anticoagulation use. Methods: A total of 1583 patients with AF at a median (IQR) age of 72 (66–79) years completed the JAKQ in 3 cardiology centers (center I, Kraków; center II, Toruń; center III, Kielce) from January 2017 to June 2018. The final analysis included 1525 patients, 32.9% were on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) and 67.1% on non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs), that is, rivaroxaban and dabigatran (28.9% each), and apixaban (9.3%). Results: The mean (SD) score on the JAKQ was 55.5% (18.4%) with better results among patients on VKAs compared with NOACs (58% [18.3%] vs 54.3% [18.4%]; P = 0.0002) with time from AF diagnosis more than 12 months (57.4% [17.5%] vs 50% [19.9%]; P < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in the knowledge scores between the 3 centers (I, 59.5%; II, 48.5%; III, 54.3%; P < 0.0001). In all centers the number of correct answers correlated inversely with patient’s age (r = –0.20; P < 0.0001). NOACs were more frequently used in center III. The percentage of correct responses was lower in patients on reduced NOAC doses (35.4% of patients on NOACs), compared with the full-dose NOAC groups in center I (56.9% vs 62.5%; P = 0.012) and II (48.1% vs 56.2%; P = 0.003). Conclusions: Patients from a high-volume academic center showed better knowledge than their peers from district hospitals. There are large regional differences in prescription patterns of oral anticoagulants, including the preferred NOAC.

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Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2023 18:30
Last Modified: 24 Jan 2023 18:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90780
DOI: 10.5603/kp.a2019.0036

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