Does distance modify the effect of self-testing in oral anticoagulation?
| dc.contributor.author | Rose, Adam J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Phibbs, Ciaran S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uyeda, Lauren | |
| dc.contributor.author | Su, Pon | |
| dc.contributor.author | Edson, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shih, Mei-Chiung | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacobson, Alan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matchar, David B | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-05T08:37:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-05T08:37:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-01 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2021-05-05T08:37:36Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | ObjectivesPatient self-testing (PST) improves anticoagulation control and patient satisfaction. It is unknown whether these effects are more pronounced when the patient lives farther from the anticoagulation clinic (ACC). If the benefits of PST are limited to a subset of patients (those living farther from care), selectively providing PST to that subset could enhance cost-effectiveness.Study designThis is a secondary analysis of a randomized trial of PST versus usual ACC care, which involved 2922 patients of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).MethodsOur 3 outcomes were the primary composite clinical end point (stroke, major hemorrhage, or death), anticoagulation control (percent time in therapeutic range), and satisfaction with anticoagulation care. We measured the driving distance between the patient's residence and the nearest VHA facility. We divided patients into quartiles by distance and looked for evidence of an interaction between distance and the effect of the intervention on the 3 outcomes.ResultsThe median driving distance was 12 miles (interquartile range = 6-21). Patients living in the farthest quartile had higher rates of the primary composite clinical end point in both groups compared with patients living in the nearest quartile. For PST, the hazard ratio (HR) was 1.77 (95% CI, 1.18-2.64), and for usual care, the HR was 1.81 (95% CI, 1.19-2.75). Interaction terms did not suggest that distance to care modified the effect of the intervention on any outcome.ConclusionsThe benefits of PST were not enhanced among patients living farther from care. Restricting PST to patients living more than a certain distance from the ACC is not likely to improve its cost-effectiveness. | |
| dc.identifier | 86497 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1088-0224 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1936-2692 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | MANAGED CARE & HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS LLC | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | The American journal of managed care | |
| dc.subject | Humans | |
| dc.subject | Anticoagulants | |
| dc.subject | Drug Monitoring | |
| dc.subject | International Normalized Ratio | |
| dc.subject | Self Care | |
| dc.subject | Administration, Oral | |
| dc.subject | Travel | |
| dc.subject | Aged | |
| dc.subject | Veterans | |
| dc.subject | Point-of-Care Systems | |
| dc.subject | Patient Satisfaction | |
| dc.subject | Health Services Accessibility | |
| dc.subject | United States | |
| dc.subject | Female | |
| dc.subject | Male | |
| dc.subject | Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic | |
| dc.subject | Medication Adherence | |
| dc.title | Does distance modify the effect of self-testing in oral anticoagulation? | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Matchar, David B|0000-0003-3020-2108 | |
| pubs.begin-page | 65 | |
| pubs.end-page | 71 | |
| pubs.issue | 1 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Clinical Research Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Global Health Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Pathology | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Medicine, General Internal Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Centers | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University Institutes and Centers | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Provost's Academic Units | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Medicine | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 22 |
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