Point-of-Care Testing of International Normalized Ratios for People on Oral Anticoagulants: A Rapid Qualitative Review


 The opportunity to engage in self-testing can be experienced as simultaneously liberating and constraining.
 While may appreciated a form of point-of-care testing for international normalized ratio (INR) levels, some people engaged were concerned with the limited amount personalized care they received.
 People using oral anticoagulants described community pharmacist-led anticoagulation management services (CPAMS) convenient way INR levels learning about their health needs.
 Community pharmacists felt well-situated provide through CPAMS, but acknowledged importance ongoing training, oversight, appropriate resourcing.