The Effectiveness of Interactive Nursing Education Program Through Health Belief Model Based and Informative Technology-assisted on Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulant

The interventions administered to the experimental group were one-on-one instruction and Health Belief Model (HBM)-driven strategies, health information technology system, monthly telephone follow-ups, and providing medication cards. Patient education related oral anticoagulant: each subject in the experimental group was taught individually according to investigators' App in the outpatient department (OPD) by researchers. Every months, participants received a follow-up phone call to clarify any questions related to the knowledge of anticoagulants. The contents of the teaching material consisted of: the purpose of taking anticoagulant, side effects, adjustments to daily diet, and precautions (i.e.how to take medication safely, interaction between foods and medicine, prevention and checking of signs and symptoms of bleeding). The control group received the brochure and medical card after pretest and routine care in the OPD. All participants completed posttest at 3-month follow-up.