The Influence of Pharmacist’s Counseling on Knowledge and Perception on Cardiac Patient Warfarin Management at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung
Journal Title: Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Warfarin is a derivate of coumarin, which is usually prescripted as an oral anti-coagulant for treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disorders. The aim of this research was to analyse the influence of pharmacist’s counseling on knowledge and perception on warfarin management. This research was conducted from July 2012 until February 2014 in Cardiac Polyclinic Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung. This research used mixed method design. Qualitative data was obtained using content analysis with interview method and used to complete quantitative data. Quantitative method used a quasi-experimental method with control groups and pre-post test design. Data was collected by prospective method and analysed using Wilcoxon and Mann‑Whitney test at significance level p≤0.05 and multivariate analysis covariate. The result of this research is pharmacist’s counseling affected knowledge (p<0.05) and perception (p<0.05). Pharmacist’s counseling can improve knowledge and perception on warfarin therapy.
Authors and Affiliations
Norisca A. Putriana, Melisa I. Barliana, Keri Lestari
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- EP ID EP370131
- DOI 10.15416/ijcp.2017.6.4.282
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