The effectiveness of oral antiagoagulated treatmenttraining program for the patients that have coverreplacement

The study was conducted experimentally to evaluate the effectiveness of oral anticoagulant therapy training program given to patients undergoing valve replacement. The study was conducted with 70 oral anticoagulant patients who underwent valve replacement in Private Grasshopper Heart and Arrhythmia Hospital between 01.01.2018-01.10.2018. SPSS 22 package program was used for data analysis. The suitability of the parameters to normal distribution evaluated by ShapiroWilks test. The mean value, percentage, t-test, chi-square test, correlation, Kruskal Wallis, Mann-Whitney U tests and Cronbach alpha coefficient were analyzed in the evaluation of the data. Significance was evaluated at p<0.05. As a result of the study, majority patients (90%) used anticoagulant medication for medical diagnosis, while the continuous drug users (31.40%) in general; aspirin-derived blood thinners. While 95,70% of the individuals using OAC drugs received training on the use of anticoagulant drugs, 4,30% were not trained. It was determined that 98,60% of the patients receiving training were informed by the nurse and 1,40% by physician. 72,50% of the patients stated the education they received was sufficient, and those who did not receive education stated they did not have the necessary conditions. In the analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention and control group patients. Oral anticoagulant treatment training program, it was observed that there was significance in the subjects of "time of use of the drug", "when taking the drug is forgotten" and "when the effect of the drug begins in the body". The results of the study show that education given to patients effective. Key words: Anticoagulant Treatment, Patient, Nursery, Oral Anti-Coagulator