| HEALTH DEVIATION SELF-CARE REQUIREMENTS | N˚ | % |
| REGULAR USE OF MEDICATION |
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| Makes use of the right medication | 124 | 97.6 |
| Makes use of the right dose | 121 | 95.2 |
| Makes regular use of medication prescribed | 98 | 77.1 |
| Makes use on time | 96 | 75.5 |
| ATTENDANCE AT HEALTH TEAM QUERIES |
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| Searches for the doctor whenever needs | 118 | 92.9 |
| Attends to the cardiologist consultation due systematically | 117 | 92.1 |
| Attends to the nursing consultation due systematically | 107 | 84.2 |
| Attends to the specialist’s consultation due systematically, according to his needs | 69 | 54.3 |
| CONTROL OF INR |
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| Identifies signs of bleeding | 109 | 85.8 |
| Be careful with the use of drugs that cause drug interaction with the ACO | 85 | 66.9 |
| Follow the diet for patients using ACO oriented | 82 | 64.5 |
| Performs laboratory control of INR regularly | 57 | 44.8 |
| KNOWLEDGE |
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| Seeks information about the disease and treatment | 73 | 57.4 |
| Seeks knowledge about self-care practices for the prevention of disease and promotion of health of the patient with mechanical valve prosthesis | 73 | 57.4 |
| Seeks information about complications on the chronic use of anticoagulant | 71 | 55.9 |