Una ayuda para la decisión del paciente con respecto a la terapia antitrombótica para la prevención del accidente

M Man-Son-Hing1, A Laupacis, A M O'Connor

  • 1Loeb Health Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. mhing@civich.ottawa.on.ca

JAMA
|August 27, 1999
PubMed
Resumen

Las ayudas a la decisión, como los audiolibros, permiten a los pacientes con fibrilación auricular tomar decisiones informadas sobre el tratamiento antitrombótico. Este estudio mostró una mejor comprensión y toma de decisiones para los pacientes que usan el audiobooklet.

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