Abstract
Background: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) prevalence rate is about 2%-3% worldwide. The risk of stroke in patients with AF is 4 -5 times than normal. It’s important to take oral anticoagulant therapies to prevent stroke.Aims: The purpose of this study was to estimate whether share decision making (SDM) could lower the anxiety and improve the intension of medical decision or not.Methods: This was one-group pretest-posttest study design. The study contained 21 patients who had hospitalized following diagnosis and treatment of AF pectoris in Cardiology in the Veterans General Hospital. After using health education, patient filled out the questionnaire. TREND guideline has been adhered to in the reporting of this study.Results: The anxiety level decrease after the SDM from 2.8 to 1.2 points (p-value<0.05) and the rate of the intension to choose medication increase from 57% to 76%. The promote factors are "After patient understand the disease and treatment, they are ready for consultation (83%)". Medical staff believes that the relevant factors of "System-related difficulties" are "Insufficient time to talk with patient (45%)".Conclusion: Both medical staff and patients have positive feedback and statistically significant differences in affecting the patient's medical willingness and reducing patient anxiety in SDM. It is important to help patients to think and evaluate carefully through SDM and determine the most appropriate treatment.
Highlights
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia, and its prevalence is about 2% -3% worldwide
Medical staff believes that the relevant factors of "System-related difficulties" are "Insufficient time to talk with patient (45%)"
According to the data of Taiwan stroke registry system, 16.5% patients with ischemic stroke have suffered from atrial fibrillation, and about 5~7% patients are over 65 years old, and the incidence rate is as high as 10% in the patients over 75 years old (Chiang et al, 2016; Chan et al, 2018; Information network of atrial fibrillation health of the Medical Association of the Republic of China,2020)
Summary
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia, and its prevalence is about 2% -3% worldwide. About 1 in 5 strokes are caused by atrial fibrillation, and the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation is 4 -5 times than normal. According to the data of Taiwan stroke registry system, 16.5% patients with ischemic stroke have suffered from atrial fibrillation, and about 5~7% patients are over 65 years old, and the incidence rate is as high as 10% in the patients over 75 years old (Chiang et al, 2016; Chan et al, 2018; Information network of atrial fibrillation health of the Medical Association of the Republic of China,2020). Atrial fibrillation is the rapid and irregular beating of the atrium Once it occurs, because the atrium does not contract effectively, the blood in the atrium will be in a state of poor flow, and the blood will condense into a thrombus. It’s important to take oral anticoagulant therapies to prevent stroke
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