Self-testing and self-management of oral anticoagulation - early assessment briefs (Alert)
Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
Record ID 32008000082
Swedish
Authors' objectives:
Primary questions: What are the benefits of self-testing and self-management compared to using conventional management (testing and dosing at healthcare facilities) for patients needing long-term treatment with AVK drugs? What risks are associated with the different methods? The aim is also to compare the methods in terms of quality of life and cost-effectiveness.
Authors' recommendations:
Self-management is at least as safe as conventional management for patients who are motivated and can manage the routines on their own (Evidence Grade 1)*. The benefits of self-management for these patients mainly involve improvements in quality of life, eg, greater independence from health services. There is insufficient* scientific evidence to assess self-management in relation to conventional management over the longer term.
There is insufficient* scientific evidence to compare self-testing alone with conventional management.
There is insufficient* scientific evidence to assess the respective cost-effectiveness of self-testing and self-management.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.sbu.se/Published
Year Published:
2007
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Sweden
MeSH Terms
- Administration, Oral
- Drug Monitoring
- International Normalized Ratio
- Self Administration
- Self Care
- Treatment Outcome
- Anticoagulants
Contact
Organisation Name:
Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
Contact Address:
P.O. Box 3657, SE-103 59 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46 8 4123200, Fax: +46 8 4113260
Contact Name:
registrator@sbu.se
Contact Email:
registrator@sbu.se
Copyright:
Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU)
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