Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

With the elderly population expanding in the United States, primary care providers are having to place more emphasis on managing multiple disease etiologies and medication modalities in the outpatient clinic setting. Patients and providers struggle to overcome educational communication barriers that facilitate proper medication adherence and monitoring. The specific aim of this study was to evaluate whether anticoagulant/antiplatelet education increases the patients’ knowledge of medication understanding and possible adverse outcomes. Evaluation of antiplatelet knowledge was conducted in a rural health clinic in Columbus, Kansas. The study utilized an individual pre-test post-test design to patients receiving self-management and monitoring education in a Southeast Kansas rural primary care clinic. A paired t-test was run on a sample of 22 education participants to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores of knowledge and confidence before and after educational intervention. Analysis of the data demonstrated that the participants’ antiplatelet therapy knowledge levels were significantly higher upon completion of the educational session. The educational intervention video presented between the pretest and posttest surveys increased antiplatelet therapy knowledge in participants of this study. By increasing patient knowledge and involving them in their care, patients will experience better therapeutic outcomes and a decrease in adverse effects and consequences related to their antiplatelet medications. Educational interventions for medication teaching in different patient populations should be examined further, this study provides data that supports institution and nationwide implementations of patient teaching on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications.

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