Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of health education on compliance of the senile non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation patients receiving anticoagulative drug treatment.Methods 188 senile inpatients with on-rheumatic atrial fibrillation and receiving anticoagulative drug treatment were given the health education in three different manners:group instruction,individual instruction and self-study in the hospital for three to four weeks by a team consisted of nurses and doctors.Results After education,the average test scores were higher than before education(P33<0.05).The self-care skill and knowledge such as self-monitor of bleeding were improved.Conclusion Health education is an important method for the senile patients to learn anticoagulative knowledge and improve the ability of self-management.

Key words: health education, non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation, anticoagulative drug treatment, compliance