Quality of Life of Patients Under Anticoagulant Therapy Compared to Patients Treated with Antiplatelet Therapy

When sex effects on QoL were reviewed, there were statistically significant differences among all the SF36 parameters in females [physical functions (PF) (p=0.00), physical role functions (PR) (p=0.015), bodily pain (BP) (p=0.005), general health (GH) (p=0.002), social functioning (SF) (p=0.01), vitality (VT) (p=0.00), emotional role (ER) (p=0.04), and mental health (MH) (p=0.005)] (Table 3). [...]in the study by Almeida et al, positive perceptions were more present in patients followed by a specialized anticoagulation stroke unit and by the same doctor (5). [...]it is important for stroke patients on chronic medications to be followed in a stroke unit setting by their established physician as this eliminates any anxiety that may be caused in times of an emergency. [...]our study showed that patients under chronic treatment with OA had no negative perception of QoL when compared to patients on antithrombotic therapy while being followed up in a stroke outpatient clinic. Author Contributions: Concept - EÇ; Design - EÇ; Supervision - DK, AS; Resources - EÇ; Materials - EÇ; Data Collection and/or Processing - EÇ; Analysis and/or Interpretation - EÇ; Literature Search - EÇ; Writing Manuscript - EÇ; Critical Review - AS, DK, Da Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.