Table 4

INR time and value in therapeutic range

Study IDINR time in therapeutic range, mean % (SD)INR value in target range, % of INR values (95% CI)
PSM/PSTControlp ValuePSM/PSTControlp Value
Azarnoush et al 20115661.5 (19.3)55.5 (19.9)0.0343NRNRNR
Bauman et al 201063PSM: 83 (NR)
PST: 83.9 (NR)
NRNRNRNR
Christensen et al 20063978.7 (69.2–81.0)*68.9 (59.3–78.2)*0.14NRNRNR
Christensen 20115780.2 (2.3)72.7 (2.6)<0.00180.8 (79.3–82.1)67.2 (64.1–70.2)<0.001
Cromheecke et al 200040NRNRNS55 (NR)49 (NR)0.06
Eitz et al 200841NRNR79 (NR)65 (NR)<0.001
Fitzmaurice et al 20024274 (16.2)77 (23.5)NS66 (61–71)72 (65–80)NS
Fitzmaurice et al 20054370 (20.1)68 (23.0)0.1870 (64.8–74.8)†72 (66.3 to 77.1)†NS
Gadisseur et al 200362PSM: 68.6 (16.8)
PST: 66.9 (14.9)
67.9 (19.5)0.3366.3 (61–71.5)/ 63.9 (59.8–68)‡61.3 (55–62.4)/58.7‡0.14
Gardiner et al 200664PSM: 69.9 (23.1)
PST: 71.8 (22.1)
0.46NRNRNR
Horstkotte et al 199645NRNR43.2 (NR)22.3 (NR)<0.001
Khan et al 20045971.1 (14.5)70.4 (24.5)NSNRNRNR
Kortke et al 200146NRNRNR79.2 (NR)64.9 (NR)<0.001
Matchar et al 20106066.2 (14.2)62.4 (17.1)<0.001NRNRNR
Menendez-Jandula et al 20054764.3 (14.3)64.9 (19.9)0.258.6 (SD 14.3)†55.6 (SD 19.6)†0.02
Rasmussen et al 20124852 (33–65)§55 (49–66)NRNRNRNR
Ryan et al 20096174 (64.6–81)¶58.6 (45.6–73.1)¶<0.001NRNRNR
Sawicki 199949NRNRNR53 (NR)†43.2 (NR)†0.22
Sidhu and O'Kane 20015076.5 (NR)63.8 (NR)<0.0001NRNRNR
Siebenhofer et al 20085175.4 (9.4, 85.0)¶66.5 (47.1, 81.5)¶<0.001NRNRNR
Soliman Hamad et al 200952NRNRNR72.9 (SD 11)†53.9 (SD 14)†0.01
Sunderji et al 20045371.8 (45.69)63.2 (48.53)0.14NRNRNR
Verret et al 20125480 (13.5)75.5 (24.7)0.79NRNRNR
Völler et al 200555178.8 (126)**155.9 (118.4)**NS67.8 (SD 17.6)58.5 (SD 19.8)0.0061
  • *Median % (95% CI).

  • †mean % of individual (95% CI).

  • ‡% (95% CI).

  • §Median % (25–75 centile).

  • ¶Median % (IQR).

  • **Mean cumulative days (SD).

  • INR, international normalised ratio; PSM, patient self-management; PST, patient self-testing; NR, not reported; NS, not significant.