Beliefs about DOAC use
The scores concerning patients’ beliefs about DOAC use are shown in
table 4. For all patients the necessity beliefs outweigh the concern
beliefs. As mentioned before question 11 is not part of the BMQ-S but as
it specifically asks for concerns (cognitive level) about side effects
related to DOAC use it is displayed as well. Most patients (81%) can be
categorized as ambivalent (meaning both necessity and concern beliefs
high) while not a single one patient is being sceptical.
Table 4. Mean (SD) BMQ scores of patients