Pilot study of the effect of WeChat medication education on patients using warfarin
10.13699/j.cnki.1001-6821.2018.01.016
- VernacularTitle:微信订阅号用于华法林用药教育的先导研究
- Author:
Zai-Wei SONG
1
;
Zhi-Yuan TAN
;
Shu-Jie DONG
;
Rong-Sheng ZHAO
;
Rui TIAN
;
Suo-Di ZHAI
;
Li YANG
Author Information
1. 北京大学第三医院药剂科
- Keywords:
WeChat subscription;
warfarin;
medication education;
pharmaceutical care
- From:
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2018;34(1):60-62
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the method of WeChat medication education for patients used by pharmacists,and to investigate the effect of WeChat medication education at Peking university third hospital.Methods Totally 30 patients who used warfarin at Peking university third hospital were enrolled.A series of subscriptions concerning warfarin medication education were sent to patients and/or their caregivers by WeChat regularly.The medication knowledge score after/before the intervention were assessed.Results The score of patients' warfarin medication knowledge before intervention was (14.20 ± 1.97) points,and after that the score was (16.63 ± 1.74) points,showing an improvenent with significance (P ＜ 0.001).Questions about adverse events of warfarin were most likely to be answered by mistake and the score of relevant questions was only (0.97 ± 0.80) points and (1.07 ± 0.81) points,respectively (P ＞ 0.05) before and after intervention.Conclusion It is of great significance for pharmacists to provide warfarin medication education.It is proved effective to improve patients' recognition of warfarin medication by means of WeChat subscriptions.
