WORKSHOPS FOR USE A EDUCACIONAL STIMULUS PATIENT UNDERSTANDING THE ANTICOAGULATION TREATMENT

• Main Authors: Ingrid Silva Bremer de Toledo, Maryellen Martins de Souza, Alessandra Araujo Silveira, Josiane Moreira da Costa, Ciomara Maria Pérez Nunes
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2016-08-01
• Series: Revista Saúde.com
• Subjects: Accidents; Occupational; Personal Protective Equipment; Warfarin; Health Education; Primary Health Care
• Online Access: http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/378/381
• ISSN: 1809-0761; 1809-0761

Specialized clinics in anticoagulation are important to guide patients in treatment about dosage, interactions and adverse effects of anticoagulants, promoting greater safety and therapeutic efficacy. The purpose of this article is to perceive the understanding of patients on anticoagulant therapy before and after participating in educational workshops promoted by the anticoagulation clinic. The article is a qualitative case study, in which were made interviews and further analysis of its contents. The study was conducted in a general public hospital in Minas Gerais, which treats patients with indication to use Warfarin. While waiting for the result of blood collection for measuring the INR, patients participated in educational workshops, which were divided into four themes. Photographs were presented to patients who agreed to participate, and such patients were asked whether these pictures resembled something related to treatment. After data collection and transcription of the interviews, the data were subjected to content analysis. The workshops have provided important exchange of experiences among participants, showing that communication is important to better understand the health problems and treatment. The photographs are very important tools to rescue the memory, as the reports of the participants after the workshops were richer in learning and experiences.