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. 2022 Dec 8;17(12):e0277961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277961

Table 1. Survey domains and measurements obtained in the ALTERNATIVE survey cohort.

Domain Measurement
Demographics Race
Hispanic ethnicity
Preferred language
Education level
Household income
Marital status
Medical History Prior VTE (deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism)
Atrial fibrillation
Heart valve replacement
Hypercoagulable condition
Family history of thrombosis
Anticoagulant Treatment History Prescription for anticoagulants (warfarin, DOACs)
Therapeutic change of oral anticoagulants and reasons for change
Bleeding complications from anticoagulants
Early discontinuation of anticoagulants and reasons why
Exposure to non-prescription medications that increase bleeding risk (e.g., aspirin, NSAIDS)
Health-related Quality of Life SF-36 instrument [23]
• Self-rated health
• Physical functioning scale
• Role limitation physical scale
• Role limitation emotional scale
• Energy fatigue scale
• Emotional well-being scale
• Social functioning scale
• Pain scale
• Physical component summary
• Mental
Anticoagulation Treatment Satisfaction ACTS instrument [24]
• Benefit scale
• Burden scale
Health Proficiency Health literacy [25, 26]