Major Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Self-Management of Oral Anticoagulation (SPOG60+)

"Patients in the self-management group participated in 4 consecutive weekly instruction sessions of 90 to 120 minutes each, in groups of 3 to 6 patients.~After participation in the structured programme, the patients were encouraged to control their INR values by self-monitoring once a week and to adjust their anticoagulant dosage accordingly."

"Patients in the routine control group participated a single 90-minute session~During the whole study period, they were advised with regard to changes in the anticoagulant dosage by their usual attending physicians, either in general practice or at a hospital-based specialised anticoagulation clinic."