Open AccessAdherence to therapy with oral anticoagulants and associated factors: an integrative review
Author(s) -
Marcela Paulino Moreira da Silva,
Patrícia Naiara de Oliveira Moreira,
Heloiza Talita Adriano da Silva,
Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa,
Alexsandra Rodrigues Feijão,
Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes,
Bertha Cruz Enders
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , cinahl , alternative medicine , medline , web of science , cochrane library , socioeconomic status , family medicine , integrative medicine , nursing , meta analysis , psychological intervention , environmental health , pathology , population , political science , law
Background: To investigate the adherence and the factors in the literature associated with the use of oral anticoagulants.Method: This is an integrative review conducted in the databases: COCHRANE, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin American and Caribbean Sciences Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health and Web of Science in June 2015. Results: the sample consisted of 16 publications of which 4 (25%) were found in database LILACS, 4 (25%) in the CINAHL, 5 (31.2%) in the WEB OF SCIENCE and 3 (18.8%) in PUBMED. Most of the studies showed poor adherence to oral anticoagulant therapy and clinical, psychological, socioeconomic factors as influencers in the adherence.Conclusions: Joining the treatment is shown to be essential for proper control of any illness, a phenomenon that is evident by the active participation of the patient in the therapeutic plan.
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