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