Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Health Application to Support Shared Decision-Making
Author(s) -
Laura Siga Stephan,
Eduardo Dytz Almeida,
Raphael Boesche Guimarães,
Antonio Gaudie Ley,
Rodrigo Gonçalves Mathias,
Maria Valéria Assis,
Tiago Luiz Luz Leiria
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20170181
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , decision aids , scale (ratio) , disease , decision support system , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , alternative medicine , data mining , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science
Atrial fibrillation is responsible for one in four strokes, which may be prevented by oral anticoagulation, an underused therapy around the world. Considering the challenges imposed by this sort of treatment, mobile health support for shared decision-making may improve patients' knowledge and optimize the decisional process.
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