Learning Theory Patient Education for Anticoagulants

Patient Education for Anticoagulants Using Learning Theories - a Pilot Study

The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a randomized control trial evaluating the educational tool for anticoagulated patients.

Participants will be randomized to use new educational materials or current existing educational materials and answer survey questions.

Eligible patients will be randomized using stratified block randomization to control for the type of anticoagulant (warfarin vs. DOAC) and status (naïve vs. experienced) to either the education intervention from Aim 2 or standard of care Data will be collected via online surveys before the intervention, immediately after, and then 3 months after the intervention.

Patients at the University of Utah Thrombosis Clinic will be recruited.

Inclusion Criteria:

• initiating (naïve) or currently taking (experienced) oral anticoagulants with an anticipated treatment duration of at least three months
• Experienced patients will be eligible if they score less than 75% on the Anticoagulation Knowledge Test

Exclusion Criteria:

• Deficits in cognitive abilities, sensory input, or language significant enough to impede their use of the education tool and/or provision of written informed consent