[Evaluation of the therapeutic education of patients using anti-vitamin K drugs in a cardiology/intensive care unit]

Abstract

The aim of this research is to show the importance of quality in the process of education of the patients treated by anti-vitamins K to prevent possible complications related to the disease. After having drawn up a theoretical context on the educational process, the author wondered whether the education given in a cardiology service is sufficient so that the patients acquire the necessary knowledge that would enable them to prevent the iatrogenic risks of anti-vitamins K. The results of the research showed the difficulty of the educational process for the patient and the staff, considering a certain number of factors: the relatively short stay of patients, the anxiety-provoking situation of the patient linked with his pathology and his future. Following the results, the author proposed a personalized educational contract which concerns the patients but also people around him and the extra-hospital network.